419 scam: "Dr. Charles"<info@lee.com> GM0081

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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:
- "demurrage 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. )
- "demurrage " (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)
- "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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "drcharles07@live.com" (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.
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.
- +447045747261 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- hispaoke1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Charles" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hispaoke1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 03:15:05 -0400
Subject: GM0081

GM0081

After waiting and no response was heard, I decided to deposit and also paid for the

Delivery fee of your $1.500 000.00 Million US Dollars, as consignment Diplomatic

Carriage Bag to Universal Courier & Diplomatic Company. Because I have be traveled to

London and you can always reach me on my direct new London number +447045747261.

I am on a visit to a friend and will not come back till,June 2013. I will want you to

contact the Universal Courier & Diplomatic Company to know when they will be delivering

your consignment.

I have paid for the delivery charges and also the insurance fee, the only fee you will

have to pay them is the Monthly Demurrage Fee which they would pay the security

department that are guarding your consignment since the date of deposit.

But if you will be very fast in contacting them, you will be charged only one month

demurrage fee which will cost only US$95.00 So I urge you to contact them as soon as

you receive this email. And send the $95 through Western Union Money Transfer or money

gram to the manager.

MR. OKE HISPA MANAGER,
UNIVERSAL COURIER AND DIPLOMATIC COMPANY.
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
E-mail: hispaoke1@gmail.com

Try to contact him as soon as possible to avoid increase in demurrage fee. I gave them

your delivery address but you have to reconfirm it to him again to avoid any mistakes

in the delivery of your fund. Reconfirm below information to the company.

Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address-------------------------
Cell Phone --------------------------
Home Telephone-----------------------
Office Telephone---------------------

Send the US$95.00 through western union money transfer with the following information

and give him a call on +234-.8060954245.

Receiver Name: Oke Hispa
Address: 2B Universal Courier Building Lagos Nigeria.
Text Question: Color
Answer: Blue
Amount: US$:95.00
Send MTCN # ……………….

Note: You are to contact the UNIVERSAL COURIER AND DIPLOMATIC COMPANY via
This email: -- ( hispaoke1@gmail.com ) finally indicate this code: GM0081 when

contacting them, it will identify that you are the owner of the $1.500 000.00

consignment deposited in the company. Do let me know as soon as you receive your

consignment and take a proper account of the content, and see that it contains $1.500

000.00 Million US Dollars.

Regards,
Dr. Charles
drcharles07@live.com

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