419 scam: "FLETCHER"<thorsten@elektro-arning.de> Attention / Final Notice of 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:
- "storage 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. )
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.
- fl4847348238@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FLETCHER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fl4847348238@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 04:02:31 +0100
Subject: Attention / Final Notice of Your Package

Attention / Final Notice of Your Package

In view of your inability to receive your package with registration #

MU3990AV from National UK Lottery London united kingdom,originally

scheduled to be delivered to you by an agency, city express delivery

(c.e.d). This package in a golden metal box valued $5,316,000 USD

(five million three hundred and sixteen thousand dollars arrived at

Republic International Airport terminal 5 via British airways flight

no.BA297 from Heath-row airport London sometime ago,The package with

registration no,# MU3990AV has been cleared by the Agency and is 100%

legitimate, and has been deposited with Front-point Security, Control

System, due to The agent assigned to delivered your package to your

address has return back to UK London for his order's delivery

assignment that is why he deposited your package with Front-point

Security to enable you retrieve your package from Front-point Security

here in States with out any stress.

Please reconfirm these information's

1. Your Full Name; .............................. ..

2. Your current address; ..........................

3. Your phone number; .............................

4. Nearest airport to your location ...............

5. Your Occupation; .............................. .

Therefore, writing to inform you that the days of grace has elapsed

and we shall begin to charge the daily storage fee of $25usd. Please

call Ray Fletcher + 1 315 681 2791 or contact Email address: (

fl4847348238@gmail.com) to release this package directly to you.

Note that this notice serves as our last recovery notice to you as our

department will be compelled to shortlist your package as an unclaimed

consignment, and maybe forfeited.

Note: Delivery of your package from the Front-point Security to your

residential address.view the attachment package with registration #

MU3990AV.

Best regards,

Shelley Larose Arken

STORAGE OFFICER Terminal 5 Extension 11

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