419 scam: "MRS. CHRISTAINA MORGAN"<christianamorgan@nameserver-g.com> Greetings & Compliment of the Season to you!!!....PLEASE CONTACT

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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:
- "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. )
- "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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "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. )
- "mr_collinssmith_cranstall@yahoo.cn" (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.
- +447024091956 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. CHRISTAINA MORGAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr_collinssmith_cranstall@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:28:49 -0800
Subject: Greetings & Compliment of the Season to you!!!....PLEASE CONTACT

Greetings & Compliment of the Season to you!!!

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $500, 000, 00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE 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 the date of expire so B. J KRUGER the Director Bank of London told me that it will take up to (20 working days) before the BARCLAY bank draft will expire, as I will be out of the country for a TEN (10) Months Course and I will not come back till Ending of OCTOBER 2011.

Further more I want you to use this fund for the support of God work and also for you to help the poor once among you, so this is why I have handover this parcel to MR. COLLINS SMITH, that once you contact him you will have to pay only the sum of $220 for Security up keeping of your parcel and I want you to know that this fund is from the Christian Home to support the world.

What you have to do now is to contact CRANSTALL EXPRESS COURIER SERVICES as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your Bank Draft to you because of the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge.

The only money you will send to the CRANSTALL EXPRESS COURIER SERVICES to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($220USD) only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.

Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $220USD ONLY.

I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. You have to contact the CRANSTALL EXPRESS COURIER SERVICES now for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow;

Directors Name: MR. COLLINS SMITH
Company's Name: CRANSTALL EXPRESS COURIER SERVICES (MANCHESTER UK-LONDON)
E-mail: (mr_collinssmith_cranstall@yahoo.cn)
TEL: +447024091956

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 over there, that is after you paid the Security Keeping Fee to enable you know when it will get to your address.

Let me repeat again, Try to contact them as soon as you receive this E-mail and ask them how you are to send the security fee of $220USD to them in UK to avoid any further delay.

For the Courier System to Deliver, Provide your full home/office address below;
Receiver Name........................................... Address...............................................
Postal Code.............................................. City..................................................
State/Province............................................ Country..............................................
Direct Cell Phone Number .................................

Note this. The CRANSTALL EXPRESS COURIER SERVICES don't know the content of the Box. I registered it as a "BOX For Gods work". They did not know the content was money? This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. So don't let them Know the content of the box is money okay.

I believe in you that you will use this fund for greater things for this is the only way I can use to positively impact life to people so don't let me down.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. CHRISTAINA MORGAN

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