419 scam: Cargo Unit <unitcargo97@gmail.com> Notification of Your 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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "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)
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.
- unitcargo96@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Cargo Unit <unitcargo97@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cargo_1unit@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 17:42:53 +0100
Subject: Notification of Your Package

Material Control / Cargo Unit
1 Jeff Fuqua Boulevard
Orlando, FL

Notification of Your Package

My Name is Alberto Vega storekeeper at Orlando International Airport /
Cargo Unit and Material Control section.

I am writing you in view of a consignment package Reg #: SA335553RDK
that has been abandoned by foreign payment service agency to United
Nation Compensation Commission for the compensations to scam victims
in United State and other parts of the world, After scanning of the
consignment I noticed it Valued (Two Million Five hundred thousand
United Stated dollars) it arrived Orlando International Airport
Florida years ago, but due to lack of proper documentations from the
receiver.

This package in a Sealed Security Vault box arrived at Orlando
International airport here in USA via British airways flight no. BA460
as where told that is coming to you from UN Home office in UK. I
think that is an inheritance treasure, over due payment, lottery
valued Two Million Five hundred thousand United Stated dollars based
on the scan result that was to deliver on your name which was sent
from the desk of Dr.Paul Colman.

I am the Storekeeper I can be able to get the consignment delivered to
you because it has long overdue for delivery, if its stay another week
here it will be confiscated by the united state Government.

All I need you to do is to apply for the Consignment by providing the
following information

Receiving Address
Full Name
Phone and FAX Number
ID card scanned copy

And your nearest airport around your city, you can send the required
details to me by email for onward delivery. All communication must be
held extremely confidential via email. Contact via this email....
unitcargo96@gmail.com

Please get back tome for further information.

Best regards,
Alberto Vega

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