419 scam: Ups Online Team Management <info@ups.com> Attention Bneficiary

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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:
- "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. )
- "insurance 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. )
- "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. )
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- +2348075261794 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Ups Online Team Management <info@ups.com>
Reply-To: upsexpressdeliverypackage@live.com
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:16:17 +0200
Subject: Attention Bneficiary

Ups Nigeria Head Office
70 International Airport Road Mafoluku,
Date: 27/06/2009
Customers Service Hours--Monday To Saturday
Dispatch Department--Monday-Sunday.
Office Hours Monday To Saturday
Te;+234-8075261794

Attention Bneficiary,

We have a Parcel containing an International Cashier Bank Draft worth the sum
of Three Milion Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,200.000.00 USD) which will be
deliver to you as soon as you provide us with the require information to the
Ups delivery company before the parcel can be shipped to your own residential
address in your country. Further more, you might be asking yourself how come
this email, cheque or draft, Anyway, your draft was brought to our office by
the Coca-Cola Bottling Company via a Lottery Fiduciary Claim Agent, signifying
that you are a rightful winner to their Lottery Award Promo selected from
randomly.He said your e-mail address was among their Ten lucky email winners
which make your email address as one of the lucky winner and they have decided
to send it to you true our company (Ups Express Delivery Company). What you
have to do now, is to contact our Delivery Department for immediate
dispatch of
your package to your residential address. For your information, the Security
Keeping fee & Shipping charges as well as the Vat fees have been paid by the
Lottery Fiduciary Company.

You will have to pay a sum of $340.00 USD to the Ups Delivery Department being
payment for the Insurance Fee's of the Ups Company.And all you have to do now
is to insured your winning parcel with the Nicon Insurance Company which is
registered with Ups Nigeria. Also be informed that the Lottery Fiduciary
company has paid for your winning Security Keeping also Shipping charges as
well as the Vat fees for you ,but you have to pay for the Insurance Fee, The
reason why you are been ask to pay for the Insurance Fee is because of
the fact
that all items & packages that is not Insured by the Nicon insurance
company of
Nigeria are not allowed to be delivered to their delivery address. So you are
to pay the Nicon Insurance Company Courier Service the Insurance Fee to enable
the Nicon insurance company of Nigeria Insured your winning's for delivery. As
soon as you have paid our delivery team will take your Insurance fee,
they will
proceed to the Nicon insurance company of Nigeria to Insure your winning
funds,as soon as it is been Insured by the Nicon insurance company of Nigeria
they shall commence with your delivery without any delay and also we shall
provide you with the Insurance Certificate that was been given to us by the
Nicon insurance company of Nigeria as a proof that you have Insured your
winning which value the sum of Three Milion Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($3,200.000.00 USD).

The main reason why you are been ask to Insured your Winning Funds is to
certify that the Bank Draft is not a Drug Affiliated Fund (DAF) neither is the
funds to sponsor Terrorism in your country this will help you to avoid
any form
of query from the Monetary Authority of your country. And also we can not take
the risk to carry out the delivery of your funds incase of any possible
demurrage so you have to contact our delivery team and ask them how you are
going to make the payment of the Insurance fee of your funds.We hope that you
will respond to us as soon as possible because if you fail to respond
until the
expiry date of this package, we may refer the package to the Nigeria
Commission
for Welfare Or better still to Coca-Cola Bottling Company as the
package do not
have a return address. Kindly contact the delivery department (Ups Delivery
Post) with the details given below:

Contact Person: MR.Fredrick Johnson
Telephone Number: +234-8075261794
Email: upsexpressdeliverypackage@live.com

Do provide us with this information, and it's mandatory to reconfirm your
Postal address and telephone numbers to enable us commence with your delivery
and mostly to enable us Insured your Winning Funds. DO PROVIDE US WITH BELOW
INFORMATION.

=========================================
FULL NAMES:
NATIONALITY:
OCCUPATION:
TELEPHONE:
POSTAL ADDRESS:
STATE:
AGE:
COUNTRY:
SEX (M/F):
NEXT OF KINS:
========================================

Kindly complete the above form and summit it to the delivery manager on:
(upsexpressdeliverypackage@live.com) As soon as your details are received, our
delivery team will give you the necessary payment procedure so that you can
effect the payment for the Insurance Fee. As soon as they confirm your payment
of $340.00 USD, they will not hesitate to work stright to the Nicon insurance
company and insure your winning for delivery.

It usually takes 24 hours being an over night delivery service to deliver your
winning funds to you after it has been Insured by the Nicon insurance company.
We were instructed to email you due to the high priority of your
package we had
to inform you through the letter that was attach in your package, We indeed
personally sealed your Bank Draft we found your email contact in the attached
letter as the recipient of the fore most package. Ensure to contact our
delivery department with the email address given above and ensure to fill the
form as well to enable a successful reconfirmation and a safe delivery of your
winning.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Victoria Wallison
Ups Online Team Management

Ups Nigeria Head Office
70 International Airport Road Mafoluku,
Date: 27/06/2009
Customers Service Hours--Monday To Saturday
Dispatch Department--Monday-Sunday.
Office Hours Monday To Saturday
Te;+234-8075261794

Attention Bneficiary,

We have a Parcel containing an International Cashier Bank Draft worth the sum
of Three Milion Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,200.000.00 USD) which will be
deliver to you as soon as you provide us with the require information to the
Ups delivery company before the parcel can be shipped to your own residential
address in your country. Further more, you might be asking yourself how come
this email, cheque or draft, Anyway, your draft was brought to our office by
the Coca-Cola Bottling Company via a Lottery Fiduciary Claim Agent, signifying
that you are a rightful winner to their Lottery Award Promo selected from
randomly.He said your e-mail address was among their Ten lucky email winners
which make your email address as one of the lucky winner and they have decided
to send it to you true our company (Ups Express Delivery Company). What you
have to do now, is to contact our Delivery Department for immediate
dispatch of
your package to your residential address. For your information, the Security
Keeping fee & Shipping charges as well as the Vat fees have been paid by the
Lottery Fiduciary Company.

You will have to pay a sum of $340.00 USD to the Ups Delivery Department being
payment for the Insurance Fee's of the Ups Company.And all you have to do now
is to insured your winning parcel with the Nicon Insurance Company which is
registered with Ups Nigeria. Also be informed that the Lottery Fiduciary
company has paid for your winning Security Keeping also Shipping charges as
well as the Vat fees for you ,but you have to pay for the Insurance Fee, The
reason why you are been ask to pay for the Insurance Fee is because of
the fact
that all items & packages that is not Insured by the Nicon insurance
company of
Nigeria are not allowed to be delivered to their delivery address. So you are
to pay the Nicon Insurance Company Courier Service the Insurance Fee to enable
the Nicon insurance company of Nigeria Insured your winning's for delivery. As
soon as you have paid our delivery team will take your Insurance fee,
they will
proceed to the Nicon insurance company of Nigeria to Insure your winning
funds,as soon as it is been Insured by the Nicon insurance company of Nigeria
they shall commence with your delivery without any delay and also we shall
provide you with the Insurance Certificate that was been given to us by the
Nicon insurance company of Nigeria as a proof that you have Insured your
winning which value the sum of Three Milion Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($3,200.000.00 USD).

The main reason why you are been ask to Insured your Winning Funds is to
certify that the Bank Draft is not a Drug Affiliated Fund (DAF) neither is the
funds to sponsor Terrorism in your country this will help you to avoid
any form
of query from the Monetary Authority of your country. And also we can not take
the risk to carry out the delivery of your funds incase of any possible
demurrage so you have to contact our delivery team and ask them how you are
going to make the payment of the Insurance fee of your funds.We hope that you
will respond to us as soon as possible because if you fail to respond
until the
expiry date of this package, we may refer the package to the Nigeria
Commission
for Welfare Or better still to Coca-Cola Bottling Company as the
package do not
have a return address. Kindly contact the delivery department (Ups Delivery
Post) with the details given below:

Contact Person: MR.Fredrick Johnson
Telephone Number: +234-8075261794
Email: upsexpressdeliverypackage@live.com

Do provide us with this information, and it's mandatory to reconfirm your
Postal address and telephone numbers to enable us commence with your delivery
and mostly to enable us Insured your Winning Funds. DO PROVIDE US WITH BELOW
INFORMATION.

=========================================
FULL NAMES:
NATIONALITY:
OCCUPATION:
TELEPHONE:
POSTAL ADDRESS:
STATE:
AGE:
COUNTRY:
SEX (M/F):
NEXT OF KINS:
========================================

Kindly complete the above form and summit it to the delivery manager on:
(upsexpressdeliverypackage@live.com) As soon as your details are received, our
delivery team will give you the necessary payment procedure so that you can
effect the payment for the Insurance Fee. As soon as they confirm your payment
of $340.00 USD, they will not hesitate to work stright to the Nicon insurance
company and insure your winning for delivery.

It usually takes 24 hours being an over night delivery service to deliver your
winning funds to you after it has been Insured by the Nicon insurance company.
We were instructed to email you due to the high priority of your
package we had
to inform you through the letter that was attach in your package, We indeed
personally sealed your Bank Draft we found your email contact in the attached
letter as the recipient of the fore most package. Ensure to contact our
delivery department with the email address given above and ensure to fill the
form as well to enable a successful reconfirmation and a safe delivery of your
winning.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Victoria Wallison
Ups Online Team Management

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