419 scam: "Sir.Richard Branson"<madcash@optusnet.com.au> CONTACT THE FEDERAL INLAND SECURITY COMPANY A.S.A.P

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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:
- "demurrage 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. )
- "demurrage " (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. )
- "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)
- "million united states 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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- federalinlandsecuritygroup@web2mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sir.Richard Branson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <federalinlandsecuritygroup@web2mail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:43:00 +0100
Subject: CONTACT THE FEDERAL INLAND SECURITY COMPANY A.S.A.P

Dear Loyal customer of the Virgin Group, I know one way or the other you have patronized the virgin group either by flying virgin Atlantic or other virgin Atlantic airline all over the world.

After waiting and no response was heard, I deposited and also paid for the delivery fee of your $3,000.000.00 USD(three million united states dollars),as consignment box to FEDERAL INLAND SECURITY COMPANY in Lagos Nigeria because I travelled to SAUDI ARABIA to visit my friend and i will not come back till December,2009. I want you to contact the FEDERAL INLAND SECURITY COMPANY to know when they will be delivering your consignment.

I have paid for the delivery charges and also the insurance fee,the only fee you will pay them is the monthly demurrage fee which they would pay the security department that are guarding your consignment since the deposition day.

But if you will be very fast in contacting them,you will be charged for only one month demurrage fee which will cost only $270 USD. So i urge you to contact them as soon as you receive this email.

CONTACT: DR. Benson Adeshola
MANAGER FEDERAL INLAND SECURITY COMPANY.
E-mail: federalinlandsecuritygroup@web2mail.com

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increase in demurrage fee.I gave them your delivery address but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistakes in the delivery of your fund.

Reconfirm below information to the company.
Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address-------------------------
Home Telephone-----------------------
Office Telephone---------------------

Note: You are to contact the FEDERAL INLAND SECURITY COMPANY MANAGER via this email:-- (federalinlandsecuritygroup@web2mail.com)

Finally indicate this code: GM0081 when contacting them,it will identify that you are the owner of the $3,000.000.00 USD(three million united states dollars consignment trunk box deposited in the company. Do let me know as soon as you receive your consignment and take a proper account of the content if the content is $3,000.000.00 USD(three million united states dollars.

My Warmest Regards,
Sir.Richard Branson
President(Ceo) Virgin Group

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