419 scam: "Rev. Pastor Kelvin Smith"<pastorkelvin233@yahoo.dk> Dear Friend, Contact Skyline Security Company Immediately For Your Package

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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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- +22967218441 (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.
- info-skylinebj@superposta.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev. Pastor Kelvin Smith" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pkelvinsmith@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 16:42:37 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend, Contact Skyline Security Company Immediately For Your Package

Dear Friend In The Lord

I greet you and your Family today in the name of the lord. I have been waiting to hear from you over two months to contact me for your Bank Draft Check of One Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State of American Dollars ($1,500,000.00 Dollars), but didn’t hear from you. Then I went and deposited your Bank Draft with Skyline Security Company for safe keeping before I traveled out of the country for a short Course and will not be coming back till end of next Month.

What you have to do now is to contact Skyline Security 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 the Security Company to deliver your Bank Draft Check to your postal Address is ($108 Dollars) only being their Security Keeping Fee.

Again, Do not be deceive by anybody to pay any other money except $108 Dollars, I would have pay the security keeping fee but the Security Company said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. So, you have to contact Security Company now for the delivery of your Bank Draft Check with their contact address below

Contact Person: Dr. Fred Folahan

E-mail Address: ( info-skylinebj@superposta.com )

Phone Number: +229-6721-8441

Registration No: wwdsc/xxx/100

Finally, make sure you also send them your Postal address and direct telephone number 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 $108 USD for their immediate action. You should also let me know through email as soon as you receive your Bank Draft Check.

Note: Skyline Security Company does not know the contents of the parcel. I registered it in the company as my photograph (pix) sending 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 tempering with the package. Do not let them know the contents of the parcel. I will be waiting to hear the good news from you once you receive the package.

Remain Blessed

Rev. Pastor Kelvin Smith

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