419 scam: Skyline Courier <mrphte--02@att.net> Contact Skyline Delivery Company to deliver your Bank 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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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. )
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "million united states 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)
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.
- +22999809205 (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.
- skylinecourier229@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Skyline Courier <mrphte--02@att.net>
Reply-To: Skyline Courier <skylinecourier229@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:58:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Contact Skyline Delivery Company to deliver your Bank Draft;

Dear Friend

How are you today ? Hope all is well with you and your family. I am very happy
to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the
co-operation of a new partner. Considering all your efforts during those trying
periods, though it did not workout. I have raised an international Bank Draft of
$1.5 million United States Dollars in your name as a compensation but deposited
it with Skyline Delivery Company for easy delivery due to the economic cries in
our country today before i travelled out of the country for an investment
project and will not come back till the end of next 2 month.What you have to do
now is to contact Skyline Delivery Company 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 Charges, The only money you will pay
to Skyline Delivery Company to deliver your Bank Draft direct to your postal
Address in your country is ($121) only being their Security Keeping Fee.

Again, Do not be deceive by anybody to pay any other money except $121, I would
have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will be
contacting them and in case of dumorage.You have to contact the Skyline Delivery
Company Benin Republic now for the delivery of your Bank Draft with this
information bellow.

E-mail: skylinecourier229@gmail.com
Phone: +229 998 09 205
Reg No: wwdsc/xxx/100
Code No: xxxdcsc/6545

Finally, make sure that you re-confirm all your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and Let me
repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any
further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $121 for
their immediate action.You should also Let me know through E-mail as soon as you
receive the Bank Draft.

Note; Skyline Delivery Company Benin Republic do not know the content of the
package. I registered it as my photograph (pix) being sent to a friend overseas.
They do not know that it contains a Bank Draft of such a huge amount of money,
this is to avoid them tampering with the package. Please,do not let them know
the content of the package. I am waiting to hear the good news from you.

Regards,
Management.

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