Email Scams

[gk10002000]

Not sure where to post this, but it is an example of a recent scam I got in my email.  It is so absurd even presuming that some shipping documents had my name or information on them.  Surely a person would know they were not getting such shipments.  Anyway, read at your leisure.

 

Dear owner

I am Mr. James Dee, Head Officer-in-Charge, Administrative Service Inspection Unit United Nations Inspection Agency in Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Atlanta, Georgia. During our investigation, I discovered an abandoned shipment through a Diplomat from United Kingdom which was transferred from JF Kennedy Airport to our facility here in Atlanta, and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in 2 Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 110kg each.

The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly declared by the consignee as money rather it was declared as personal effect/classified document to either avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent or confiscation by the relevant authorities. The diplomat's inability to pay for Non Inspection fees among other things are the reason why the consignment is delayed and abandoned.

By my assessment, each of the boxes contains about $4M or more.They are still left in the airport storage facility till today. The Consignments like I said are two metal trunk boxes weighing about 110kg each (Internal dimension: W61 x H156 x D73 (cm) effective capacity: 680 L) Approximately. The details of the consignment including your name and email on the official document from United Nations' office in London where the shipment was tagged as personal effects/classified document is still available with us. As it stands now, you have to reconfirm your full name, Phone Number, full address so I 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 repatriate it back to UK (place of origin) as we were instructed.
(REPLY TO THIS EMAIL : ([email protected] )

As I did say again, the shipper abandoned it and ran away most importantly because he gave a false declaration, he could not pay for the yellow tag, he could not secure a valid non inspection document(s), etc. I am ready to assist you in any way I can for you to get back this packages provided you will also give me something out of it (financial gratification). You can either come in person or you engage the services of a secure shipping/delivery Company/agent that will provide the necessary security that is required to deliver the package to your doorstep or the destination of your choice. I need all the guarantee that I can get from you before I can get involved in this project.
Please Reply this email strictly at ([email protected])

Best Regards,
Mr. James Dee
Head Officer-in-Charge
Administrative Service Inspection Unit
E-mail: [email protected]

[janclaes47]

I notice that the head officer at the Atlanta port use a Gmail address, instead of a government email server, so I assume he must be a Democrat.

 

That said, $4M is petty money compared with what they inform me of what is waiting to be collected, so I wouldn't bother.

Edited March 3, 2018 by janclaes47

[bendejo]

Too many errors in the script to make it believable, don't bother pointing them out as it will help the culprit polish up his act.

Gotta run now, gotta pack my bags for a flight to Atlanta. 

 

 

[Darcula]

7 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

2 Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 110kg each

I'd go for it.

$1M in $100 bills = approx. 10kg.

At $4M per trunk, each empty trunk = approx. 70kg.

Those trunks could be worth hundreds of dollars.

[KhunBENQ]

10 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

Anyway, read at your leisure.

At least a variation new to me.

No obvious Nigeria connection

[RichCor]

I'm sure the two girls in Chiang Mai, who found US money laying on the ground, would be interested, if only to use it to post bail.

[JSixpack]

13 hours ago, bendejo said:

Too many errors in the script to make it believable, don't bother pointing them out as it will help the culprit polish up his act.

Gotta run now, gotta pack my bags for a flight to Atlanta. 

 

Actually the culprit wouldn't want to polish up his act. Errors are a way of filtering out the alert & intelligent so that only idiots will reply and possibly go for the scam.