419 scam: "DAVID CARL LEE"<davidcarllee@Safe-mail.net.> From Inspection Unit United Nations Inspection Agent

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "trunk box" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "DAVID CARL LEE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidcarllee4@Safe-mail.net.>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 01:42:29 -0700
Subject: From Inspection Unit United Nations Inspection Agent

Hello ,

I'M Lee David Carl, i am the Director Inspection Unit United Nations Inspection Agent. We are currently in Theodore Francis Green Memorial State Airport,located in Warwick, six miles (10 km) south of Providence, in Kent County, Rhode Island, USA. for official inspection while i discovered An abandoned shipment via Diplomat with your name tagged on it, when i personally scanned it, it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately 65kg each.On my assumption, each of the boxes will contain more than $1.3M or above in each on further investigation, i discovered that The consignment was abandoned due to wrong declearation of the content, also the Diplomat inability to pay for Non Inspection Fees

Before we talk about how to pay the Non Inspection Fees , I will show you proof by snapping the box and send it to you. I will also send my international passport and send it to you. I will be waiting to hear back from you.

Lee David Carl

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