419 scam: "USPS COURIER SERVICE"<usps@gmail.com> New Development 13/Aug/2013

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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:
- "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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "contact the diplomat" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "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. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- lawrencewatsonowen@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "USPS COURIER SERVICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mfred8995@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:52:54 -0400
Subject: New Development 13/Aug/2013

USPS COURIER SERVICE
HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS 76548
USA.

Good day to you,

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long over due payment due to the excessive demand for money from you by both corrupt bank officials/Imposters.

I am so much happy to inform you that We have just Welcome one of our Courier Diplomat (Mr Lawrence Watson Owen) here at our outlet office in Texas, He has just arrived all the way from one of our branch office in Nigeria with an ATM PACKAGE which was been endorsed in your Favor.

After Several Investigations from the Diplomat Mr Lawrence Watson Owen on is Arrival, we were made to understood here that due to the Ongoing Scam activities going on here and there all over the world by corrupt banks and Hoodlums, The Presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria have then ordered the Central Bank Management in Nigeria to Credit all Beneficiaries Fund in an ATM DEBIT CARD, and get posted down to our management here in Texas before you should then be contacted for immediate awareness.

The Diplomat in charge of the delivery of your ATM DEBIT CARD (Mr Lawrence Watson Owen) is now here with us with your ATM PARCEL at our office Awaiting you to Contact
Him with your Personal Details for proper verification to avoid Wrongful delivery of your ATM PACKAGE to a wrongful Address.

So be advice to get in touch with the Diplomat for proper confirmation. Meanwhile you are to reconfirm to the Diplomat the follows details of yours for proper verification so as to avoid wrongful delivery of your package to a wrong address:

1. Your Full Names:
2. Residential Address:
3. Phone number:
4. Nearest Airport close to your house:
5. Scan Copy of any of your Identity Card:

Be advice to Contact the Diplomat Mr Lawrence Watson Owen Via is personal contact Details been stated below ;

Name of Diplomat: Mr Lawrence Watson Owen
Private Email: lawrencewatsonowen@hotmail.com

Mind you, The Diplomat has informed that he would not be staying much longer here in our state and so you are advice to quickly contact him with immediate effect as soon as you receive this short notification so as to enable him put you through what is needed to be done for him to get down to your residential address for the final delivery of your ATM DEBIT CARD PARCEL which valued at $3.500,000.00 (Three Million Five hundred Thousand United State Dollars)

Be Urgent, Delay Could be Dangerous.

Thanks and Awaiting your Urgent Response for any further inquiries regarding this deal.

Sincerely.

William Douglas.
USPS Courier Company

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