419 scam: "WILLIAM DUKE"<info@norit.com.cn> CONTACT UNIVERSAL COURIER COMPANY MANAGER!!

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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)
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "million us 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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "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 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.
- universalcourierexpress222@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WILLIAM DUKE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <universalcourierexpress222@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:40:34 -0700
Subject: CONTACT UNIVERSAL COURIER COMPANY MANAGER!!

Dear Friend,

After waiting for you to come over and receive your compensation and no response was heard, I registered and paid for the Delivery fee of your cashier check valued $2.500 000.00 Million US Dollars with Universal Express Courier company, Because I would be traveling to London and you can always reach me on my direct London number +44-792-423-3559.

I would be going to visit a friend and will not be back until January, 2011. I will want you to contact Universal Courier company to know when they will be delivering your parcel containing your compensation bank check.

I have taken care of the delivery charges and the insurance fee, the only fee you will have to pay to them is the monthly demurrage/keeping fee which i did not pay for because i do not know when you will be contacting them for the delivery.

But if you will be very fast in contacting them, you will be charged only one month demurrage fee which will cost only US$85.00 So I urge you to contact them as soon as you receive this email. And send the $85 through Western Union Money Transfer to the delivery manager.

REV. MIKE UDE MANAGER,
UNIVERSAL COURIER COMPANY.
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
E-mail:universalcourierexpress222@gmail.com

Try to contact him as quickly as possible to avoid increase in demurrage fee. Please reconfirm your delivery address again to avoid any mistakes in the delivery of your fund. Send the below information to the company, not po box.

Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address-------------------------
Home Telephone-----------------------
Office Telephone---------------------

Send the US$85.00 through western union money transfer with the following information.
Receiver Name: Mike Ude
Address: 2B Universal Building Lagos Nigeria.
Text Question: Color
Answer: Blue
Amount: US$:85.00
Send MTCN # ……………….

Note: You are to contact the UNIVERSAL COURIER COMPANY MANAGER via this email: -- (universalcourierexpress222@gmail.com) with the below security code: UN0081, it will identify that you are the owner of the parcel containing the check. Do let me know as soon as you receive the parcel.

Regards,
Dr. William Duke
Tel:+44-792-423-3559.
CONTACT UNIVERSAL COURIER COMPANY MANAGER!!

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