419 scam: "Mr Kazim Lawal"<kazimlawal11@aol.in> CONTACT UPS TRUST SECURITY FOR YOUR DRAFT?

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "certified bank draft" (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 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.
- +22998373968 (Benin, probably a 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.
- ups.trustsecuritycompany@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Kazim Lawal" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ups.trustsecuritycompany@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 03:14:54 +0100
Subject: CONTACT UPS TRUST SECURITY FOR YOUR DRAFT?

Attn: Sir/Madam,

This is to bring to your notice that I have paid the courier charges for the delivery of your certified Bank Draft valued USD$1,500,000.00 because the Bank Draft has less than three weeks to expire and when it expires the funds will be diverted into Government Reserve Account for sponsoring of budget deficit. Therefore, I decided to help you pay the delivery charges so that you will not loose the funds. I know that when you receive your Bank Draft that you will definitely compensate me for my efforts in assisting you.

Now, I have registered the Bank Draft with UPS Trust Security Solutions Benin for delivery, so don’t hesitate to contact them with your full contact information’s to deliver your Bank Draft to you without any further delay.

Like I stated above, the delivery charges has been paid but I did not pay their official keeping fees since they refused. The reason for their refusal is because they don’t know when you are going to contact them. So they told me that their official keeping fees is $25 per day only and I registered the DRAFT yesterday being 30/11/2010.

CONTACT PERSON: Dr.George Brown.
Director UPS Trust Security
Solutions Benin. {F.T.S.S.B}
E-mail:( ups.trustsecuritycompany@gmail.com )
Tel: +229-98 37 39 68
Fax: 229-93992551.

Please, Call Dr. George Brown on his direct phone number: +229-98 37 39 68 now to know the actual thing you need to do immediately.

Therefore, hurry up to contact them today to avoid more “increase of their official keeping fees.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Kazim Lawal.

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