419 scam: "CARLSON SMITH"<deebiordi1@comcast.net> YOUR ABANDONED PACKAGE!!!

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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)
- "million dollars" (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)
- "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.
- carlsonscotts@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CARLSON SMITH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <carlsonscotts@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2014 20:19:58 -0400
Subject: YOUR ABANDONED PACKAGE!!!

Hello,

I am Carlson Scott Smith, head officer Storage unit at Hartsfield-Jackson
International Airport Atlanta Georgia. I have contacted you concerning an
abandoned diplomatic box which I discovered in our storage house and the
x-ray scan report box revealed some US dollar bill in it which could be
approximately two million dollars. The baggage was abandoned by a diplomat
from London who was on transit to your city due to his inability to pay the
diplomatic baggage non-inspection fee of Three thousand and Four hundred
dollars and On my assumption, each of the boxes will contain more than $2
Million to $2.5 Million each and the consignment is still left at our Storage
House here at the Atlanta Int Airport till date which was delivered through a
registered shipping Company known Courier Dispatch Service Limited a division
of Tran guard LTD. Approximately, the details of the consignment includes your
name, your email address and the official document from the United Nations office
in Geneva and are all tagged on the Metal Trunk boxes.

For me to confirm you as the recipient, you are to email me your full names,
your full address, your telephone number and the nearest airport close to
you to cross-check if it corresponds with the details on the official
document. All communication must be held extremely confidential because I
have taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this abandoned
baggage so that we can transact it as a deal since it has not yet been
returned to the United States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery.
Once I confirm you as the recipient,I will pay the non-inspection fee of two
thousand and three hundred dollars and arrange for the baggage to be
delivered to your door-step or I can bring it myself to ensure a successful
delivery but you have to assure me of 30% of the total money in the baggage.
I can get everything concluded within 3days upon your acceptance and proceed
to your address for delivery. Do send the required details to my private
email address ( carlsonscotts@gmail.com). I will give you a call after
my confirmation and please treat as confidential if you want to co-operate
with me to get this deal done.

1. Full Name:
2. Residential Address:
3. Mobile Number:
4. Fax Number:
5. Occupation:
6. Sex:
7. Age:
8. Nationality:
9. Country:

Regards,

Carlson Scott Smith
+1(404) 369-8320

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