419 scam: "Mrs. Jane Packer"<root@kaums.ac.ir> Dear friend,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "security keeping 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. )
- "western union" (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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "money transfer control number" (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. )
- "00,000.00" (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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347033814318 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- delivery0@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Jane Packer" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <delivery0@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:26:00 -0700
Subject: Dear friend,

Dear friend,

I have sent the Box to the FedEx office to be dispatched to you, the package is a Box of Money worth of $800,000.00 (Eight hundred thousand dollars) issued from the compensation office for your past effort about a transaction long ago.

I want you to know that I have paid for the Insurance premium and the delivery charges Fee before i went for a six month business trip, Insurance premium and the delivery charges paid by me the Depositor, the only money you will send to the FE-DEX DELIVERY OFFICE is ($55.00)Dollars only for the SECURITY KEEPING FEE of the Delivery Company please take note of that, i would have paid for that but because i don’t know when exactly you are going to contact them incase of demurrage.

Please i will want you to reconfirm your delivery address to them again just to avoid delivering the Box to a wrong person and don’t let them know that the Box contents money ok, because i registered it with Africa cloth to avoid delay.

Contact Mr. Henshaw Anderson or Mr. Dean Wusa the FE-DEX DELIVERY controller for your package.
Email: delivery0@hotmail.com
Phone Number: +234-7033814318

This is the payment details to use below in sending them the fee.

SEND TO (OYIOGU CLIFF) FOR CONFIRMATION.

Payment details send with WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER or MONEY GRAM;

RECIEVERS NAME : OYIOGU CLIFF
COUNTRY : Republic of Nigeria
CITY: Lagos
Senders Name:
Senders address:
QUESTION: When?
ANSWER : Two Days
Money transfer control number (MTCN ten digit number):
Amount sent: $55 USD

And if you dont want to send them the $55 for the SECURITY KEEPING FEE, you can go down to thier office in west africa Nigeria to receive your box of money your self without anymore delay, go with a valuable ID CARD.

This is the FedEx address: 213 stone crecent,opposite Diamond bank,Victoria island, Lagos,Nigeria.

Thanks as you contact them today without any delay and after you send them the $55, make sure you ask them to give you your tracking numbers ok.

Regards,
Mrs. Jane Packer.

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