419 scam: "MRS ROSE WILFORD"<mrsrosewilford@ymail.com> YOU HAVE 1 NEW EMAIL(URGENT)

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- 0112348024240978
- +2348024240978 (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.
- nationalpostofficengrhq@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS ROSE WILFORD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nationalpostofficengrhq@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:06:44 -0700
Subject: YOU HAVE 1 NEW EMAIL(URGENT)

Good Day

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $450,000

United States Dollars,but I did not hear from you since for a couple of weeks now. Then I

went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Dr.Wilson

the Director United Bank for Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that

it will not expire.

As long as you cannot meet up with our FedEx delivery fees.I will like you to contact Mr.

Bennedit Martins Moore at the strompost regular mailing office for the bank draft check to

avoid losing this fund under expiration, as I will be outof the country for a 6 Months

Course. What you have to do now is to contact the NATIONAL STROMPOST OFFICE as soon as

possible to know when they will deliver your Bank Draft to you because of the expiry date.

For your information, the only money you will send to the national Strompost office to

deliver your Bank Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($85USD) eighty

five United States Dollars only being the NSPS regular postage stamp fees. Again, don't be

deceived by anybody to pay any other money except ($85 USD) Dollars for the delivery stamp.

You have to contact NATIONAL STROMPOST OFFICE now for the delivery of your Bank Draft with

this information below;

NAME: NATIONAL STROMPOST OFFICE
CONTROLLER: MR.BENNEDIT MARTINS
EMAIL ADDRESS: nationalpostofficengrhq@gmail.com
PHONE NUMBER: +234-802-424-0978 or 01123480 2424 0978

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to

them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery post and ask them to give you, your nsps

receipt that you pay for. Know when it will get to your
address.Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid

any further delay and remember to pay for the nsps stamp ($85 USD) Dollars for their

immediate action.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Rose WILFORD

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