419 scam: "MR.STEVEN WIGAN" <mr.stevenwigan3@gmail.com> CONTACT AND CALL THE UPS COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR BOX

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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:
- "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. )
- "million us 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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "upsservic@blumail.org" (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.
- +2348088297406 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.STEVEN WIGAN" <mr.stevenwigan3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: upsservic@blumail.org
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 08:57:03 -0400
Subject: CONTACT AND CALL THE UPS COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR BOX

Dear Friend ,

I am very happy to inform you that I have been able to work out a new way to
which you will receive this your funds as parcel and as it may interest you to
know I have been able to get in contact with a Special Diplomat who is going
to deliver the parcel to your door step and as I made the plan he will be
delivering a parcel to you and the content of the parcel will be your funds in
total sum of $2.8,Million us dollars as it was before although I did not revel
to him about the content of the parcel because I simply told him that the
content of the parcel is your personal belongings/ family valuables.

Your Funds is still with us but we want to inform you to know if the
arrangement is good for you before we can submit the fund as parcel for the
delivery,Remember your fund will be registered as family valuables for
security reasons under security monitoring department with a seal on it for
security reasons.

According to the management of the dispatching company this afternoon he said
that You can find their code number by side of the parcel, there is a place on
it they will write TRP ,when you open it through that side you will see the
code to open it,

so contact and call the company today on this information below,

Company Name: UPS COURIER COMPANY (U P S C C).
Contact Person:Pastor Terry Cool,
Email:( upsservic@blumail.org )
Tel/Fax +234-8088-297-406
Note; your fund as parcel will be register as family valuables with code (T R P).

And they told me that you will be required to pay for the Security Keeping Fee
of the parcel for a little rate amount of money, which will only cost you (
$105,usd dollar.) KINDLY RECONFIRM YOUR FULL INFORMATION'S FOR THE DELIVERY of
the package such as,

Your Full Name...........
Your Home Address............
Your Country...........
Your current Phone Numbers ...........
You’re Cell Numbers.........
Your OCCUPATION...................
You personal identification.........

Also I want to remind you that no body will tamper with the parcel until it
gets to your destination.

Mr. Steve Wigan.

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