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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "James dee"<dnwplg@bsnl.co.in>
Reply-To: mrofficeoffice031@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:03:11 -0700
Subject: UREGENT REPLY

Administrative Service Inspection Unit
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
6000 N Terminal Pkwy,
Atlanta, Georgia.30320, USA

Attention Beneficiary


I am mr james , Head Officer-in-Charge, Administrative Service United Nations Agency in Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Atlanta, Georgia. During our inspection, we found an abandoned shipment through a Diplomat from the United Kingdom which was transferred from JF Kennedy Airport to our facility in Atlanta to deliver to you. when we scanned it, we found an undisclosed sum of money in 2 Boxes weighing approximately 150kg. The approved trunk boxes are ready to move and will be deliverd to you.

As it stands now, you have to reconfirm your detailed information, Phone Number, and full address we can cross-check and see if it corresponds with the one on the official documents. It is now left to you to decide if you still need the consignment or allow us to repatriate it back to the UK (place of origin) as we were instructed.
Thank you,

James dee
Head Officer-in-Charge
Administrative Service Inspection department

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