419 scam: " Marvine Carridine" From Charlotte Douglas International Airport

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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:
- "clearance fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "huge amount of money" (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 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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: " Marvine Carridine"
Reply-To: <airportfile203@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 14:39:48 +0100
Subject: From Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Charlotte Douglas International Airport
5501 R C Josh Birmingham
Parkway Charlotte,NC 28208,
United States

Good Day,

I am Mr. Marvin Carradine a former US Army Contractor presentlyworking as the Assistant Director Inspection Unit of Charlotte DouglasInternational Airport North Carolina USA. During our recentinspection a package containing an ATM card was found. I discoveredthe abandoned shipment left by a Courier Service agent who wassupposed to deliver these package to you but failed to providenecessary clearances papers needed by the US Customs and when scannedwe discover that the ATM card contains huge amount of money with othervital document . The consignment was abandoned because the Contents ofthe consignment was not properly declared by the consignee as "MONEY"rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid diversion by theShipping Agent and also the inability to summit a clearancecertificate requested by the US Custom.

Further finding reveal that the Director of Charlotte DouglasInternational Airport North Carolina , has contacted you and theconsignment is still left at our Storage House here at CharlotteDouglas International Airport North Carolina till date which wasdelivered through a registered shipping Company known as SpeedwayCourier Services a division of Tran guard LTD. Approximately, thedetails of the consignment includes your name, your email address andthe official yellow tag document are all tagged on the parcel.

However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of thisconsignment, I will advise you to provide your current Phone Numberand Full Address, to enable me cross check if it corresponds with theaddress on the official documents including the name of nearestAirport around your city and other details. Please note that thisconsignment is supposed to have been returned to the United StatesTreasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the delays inconcluding on the clearance processes. Once I confirm you as theactual recipient of the parcel, I will commence the delivery of yourparcel which will cost you only $198 for the Custom clearance fee,within 3-6 hours upon the receive of the fee your parcel will bedelivered to your house address at Birmingham Alabama.

Mr. Marvin CarradineAssistance Inspection DirectorCharlotte Douglas International Airport North CarolinaCharlotte, NC 28208, United States

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