419 scam: "Mrs.Rebbecca Cannon."<espen.slette@npt.no> Global Postal Service.

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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.
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.
- fredmartins59@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Rebbecca Cannon." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fredmartins59@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 06:36:20 +0400
Subject: Global Postal Service.

Dear Sir/ Madam,

On behalf of the Minister of Finance and other private sectors here in Ghana brings out this Regular Mail Service to deliver the Unfinished Transfer of Funds and Gratuity that is in the custody of different firms and companies to the rightful owner in any countries. I am Mrs.Rebecca Cannon representing the {GPS} (Global Postal Service).

The Minister of Finance has ordered the FedEx, Dhl, Ups, First Bank, Zenith Bank and other firms to release the bank draft and Atm cards to the GPS (Regular Mail Service), So that they can be mailed out to the rightful owners, because there are too many complains coming to our desk from different customers and the Government of Ghana that people are not getting their Instrument to cash their funds and gratuity, e.g people are not getting their Bank Draft and Atm Cards due to the fact that people are not meeting up with the required demands and amount imposed by some of this delivery companies, firms and other sectors and
constant require of fees that are too much for people to handle or handle.

We have series of Bank Drafts and Atm Cards here in our custody and they are sealed and we don't know who and where they belong to we are getting in touch with you to know if you have ever received an email regarding any Bank Draft and Atm Cards please contact us back as we are ready to Mail them to you this was the order given to me and the company by the Minister
of Finance here in Ghana.

Here is my contact Number and email address

Full Names: - Mr.Fred Martins
Valid Contact: fredmartins59@hotmail.com
Tel # +233 024 544 9717

Our terms and condition for this service is for us to get the bank draft and Atm cards to the rightful owner as we are not allowed to open them as they are sealed and we need honest people that knows they have not yet received their funds either in Bank Draft or Atm Cards, So we are expecting to hear from you, As we know no Information about you.

Regards
Mrs.Rebbecca Cannon.

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