419 scam: "Mrs. Elizabeth Danny"<roott@edu.cn> Amount to send to them: $95 only

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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. )
- "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. )
- "money gram" (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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "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. )
- "ups011@w.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.
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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Elizabeth Danny" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ups011@w.cn>
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 05:37:18 +0800
Subject: Amount to send to them: $95 only

Dear Beneficiary,

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your confirm-able international certified Bank Draft of $650,000,00 (Sixn hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars), but I did not hear from you for a couple of weeks now and am traveling out of the country for a professional Course and will not be back till end of the year. left the Bank Draft/Check with (UPS) to avoid loosing the check because it will expire before am back to the country. You're to contact (UPS) immediately today to know when they will deliver your Consignment to you because of the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge and Insurance premium.

NOTE: The (UPS) doesn't know the contents of your package, I registered it as a BOX of Asian clothes. They did not know the content is money, so don't let the (UPS) know that your box contains (confirm-able international certified bank Draft drawn to you) for yours confidential interest and benefits in this transaction.

Right now the only money you will send to the (UPS) before they can commence delivery of your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($95 USD) being for the Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far, and i want you to note that I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of DUMMERAGE.

CONTACT info:
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE WORLDWIDE, MALAYSIA
Controller:.....Mr. Antonny Edward
Email Address:.....ups011@w.cn
Tel:...........+60146461737

I repeat again, $95 is the only money required of you to pay them as I have paid for the delivery fee, so don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except ($95) US Dollars for the Security Keeping Fee as being inquired from you by the (UPS) for security purpose.

CONTACT Mr. Antonny Edward OF THE (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE WORLDWIDE, MALAYSIA) WITH YOUR FULL PERSONAL INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW AND YOUR PAYMENT OF $95 AS REQUIREMENT FOR THE SECURITY KEEPING FEE DIRECTLY.

1, Your Full Name:.........2,) Full Address:.......... 3,) Tel:........4,) Occupation:........5,) Age/status/sex:......

You are to forward the payment of $95 to them through western union money transfer with the below information, Make sure you send to them the reference number / mtcn code of payment with the information/channel of payment below to their email as you respond to them immediately.

PAYMENT METHOD: WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER.

1. Receiver Name: Mullar George
2. Receiver Address: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
3. Text Question: Sky
4. Text Answer: Blue
5. MTCN / REFERENCE NUMBER 10 digit number):........
6. Amount to send to them: $95 only

They are waiting for your urgent response as soon as possible today.

Sincerely Your,

Mrs. Elizabeth Danny.
Former International Online Security Keeping Administrator.
Lottery Payment Co-ordinator. (c) 2011

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