419 scam: "MR. WOODY TYLER.PAYMENT COMMITTEE OFFICER" <officefile----770@att.net> God be the Glory. your package will be at your doorstep within 48 hours.

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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:
- "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. )
- "western union" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "consignment " (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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- billybongo4@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. WOODY TYLER.PAYMENT COMMITTEE OFFICER" <officefile----770@att.net>
Reply-To: billybongo4@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:50:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject: God be the Glory. your package will be at your doorstep within 48 hours.

Attention: Dear Sir/ Madam,

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirm able Bank Draft of $10.5 Millions United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you for a couple of Months now. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to its expiring date, and one Dr.Wilson Fred, the Director PHB Bank told me that your bank draft would be expired before it gets to you at your destination due to the expiring date written on it.

So I told him to convert the bank draft to a cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country for a Three Months Course and I won't be back till the end of April, 2011. So What you have to do now is to contact the SWIFT EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE COMPANY DIRECTOR as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your Consignment to you because of the expiring date on it. For your information,i have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium, etc.

The only money you will send to the SWIFT EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE COMPANY to deliver your Consignment directly to your postal Address in your country is ($96 USD) Ninety Six U.S Dollars only being for the Official Security Keeping Fee of your consignment. Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $96 US Dollars for secure delivery to you. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.I pray you contact them on time for your delivery to be completed as soon as possible as the company director have confirm that the delivery documents are intact as demand by your government.

You have to contact them for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow;

1 Your Full Name:......
2, Your Delivery Address:...
3, Your Cell Phone Number:......Very Important.
4,Your Age:........
5,Your Country:...........Very Important.
6,Your Sex:.......

Directors Name: MR.BILLY EDWARD BONG.
Companys Name: SWIFT EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY
Email Address: billybongo4@hotmail.com

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package online and to know when it will get to you at your doorstep.

BELOW IS THE INFORMATION ON HOW TO MAKE THE PAYMENT OF $96.00 FOR THE OFFICIAL SECURITY KEEPING OF YOUR PACKAGE.

RECEIVER'S NAME: MRS. U.N. EMMANUEL.
RECEIVER'S NAME: ABUJA, NIGERIA.
TEXT QUESTION:   Lucky?
TEXT ANSWER:     Good.
AMOUNT TO SEND: $96

As soon as you make the payment of the Official Security Keeping Fee, please contact and write to them on E-mail to forward the MTCN ( 10 Digit Number ) given to you at the Western Union payment centre for verification of your payment so they will commence the delivery as instructed.

NOTE: The SWIFT EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of cloths. They did not know the contents was money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX.The director of the company told me that if you pay the $96 USD and they fail to deliver you can report them to Delivery Association office round the world and also your money will be return to you in peace along with the damages so its guarantee that your delivery will be made to you as soon as you reconfirm your address and send the official security keeping fee of your package which is just $96 dollars.

I am glad that i arrange properly for your funds delivery to you.

Yours Faithfully,
MR. WOODY TYLER.
INTERNET SERVICE DIRECTOR.

God be the Glory. your package will be at your doorstep within 48 hours.

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