419 scam: "FedEx Company Benin"<info@polishfest.org> Contact diplomat in USA AIRPORT For your funds in Parcel

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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:
- "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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "diplomatpmoore@hosanna.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +22998566357 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "FedEx Company Benin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <diplomatpmoore@hosanna.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 02:47:17 -0700
Subject: Contact diplomat in USA AIRPORT For your funds in Parcel

Dear Customer,

Good day to you.
We the board of Directors UPS Express Courier Company Cotonou,Benin Republic LTD head office, we need your attention toward the delivery of your fund $7.5 Million USD package in cash payment in your name. We writing to inform you that our diplomatic agent Mr. Peter Moore is presently now in Department of Aviation Chicago Midway International Airport Address:5700 South Cicero Avenue Chicago, IL 60638 USA with your package box contains your fund in cash payment and he must deliver the package box to your address residency immediately you contact him with bellow email address: ( diplomatpmoore@hosanna.net ) and call his Mobile Phone no. 607 595 0485.

Send him your full delivery information as we list in this massage to insured that the delivery is commerce to your door step without further delay.

Full Name:
Home Address not po box:
Country, State and City Location:
Your private phone no:
Nearest Airport:
And a copy of id liecence:

However try to make sure that you contact our diplomatic agent Mr. Peter Moore immediately you got this massage today because if you dont respond soon the total fund of $4.5 Million US Dollars will be divert into Benin government account without inform you again.

Most important: we told our diplomatic agent responsiblity of your delivery to your address that the package box is contain African Matirial, this is to avoid loosing of the fund, so dont ever try to let any body even our agent to know the content of the package box untill it delivered to your home address ok.

So try to follow our instruction to enable this fund deliver to you confidental since we believe that our GOD wish made the new way of sending your fund is currently in control by now.

God bless you for attention.

Regard
Dr John Onyeka.
Manager Director UPS Express Company LTD.
Cotonou, Benin Republic Finance Service head office
Phone Tel: +229-9856-6357 any question pls.

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