419 scam: "Marvin Douglas" <m.ddouglas@accountant.com> INSPECTION UNIT

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
- "a 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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- marvindouglas2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Marvin Douglas" <m.ddouglas@accountant.com>
Reply-To: dela.john@post.com
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 06:49:50 +0200
Subject: INSPECTION UNIT

Mr. Marvin Douglas
INSPECTION UNIT
Tampa International Airport: TPA
4100 George J Bean Outbound Pkwy
Tampa, FL 33607, United States

Final Notification Of Package Delivery

Attention:

I am Marvin Douglas, Chief Inspection Agent- United Nations Inspection
Unit at Tampa International Airport: TPA, Florida - working hand in
hand with Department of Homeland Security, Organisation of Africa
Unity(OAU) and U.S Customs and Border Protection.

During our investigation, I discovered an abandoned shipment from a
Diplomat from London, UK and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed
sum of money in a metal trunk box weighing approximately 25kg each.
The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly
declared by the consignee as money rather it was declared as personal
effect to avoid diversion by the shipping agent and also the Diplomat
inability to pay for Non Inspection Fees.

On my assumption, each of the boxes will contain about $3Million to
$4Million each and the consignment is still left in the storage house
till today. The consignment is two metal boxes with weight of about
25kg each (Internal dimension: W61 x H156 x D73 cm). Effective
capacity: 110 LBS.).Approximately, the details of the consignment
including your name and address, the official document from United
Nation office in London are tagged on the Metal Trunk boxes.

Provide your name, phone number and full home address, to cross check
if it corresponds with the name and address on the consignment
including the name of nearest airport around your city and other
details. You can send the required details to me by email for onward
delivery. All communication must be held extremely confidential. I can
get everything concluded within 5-6 hours upon your acceptance and
proceed to your address for delivery with you on my arrival to your
house.

Below is my direct E-mail for effective and confidential communication.
marvindouglas2@yahoo.com

Mr. Marvin Douglas
INSPECTION UNIT
Tampa International Airport: TPA,Florida
Email: marvindouglas2@yahoo.com

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