419 scam: POST OFFICE <r.ofcanada@yahoo.pt> GOOD DAY

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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:
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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 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.
- p.office12@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: POST OFFICE <r.ofcanada@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: POST OFFICE <p.office12@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 09:15:31 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: GOOD DAY

ipost Corporate Headquarters
Mubarak Muse Gunar House
Plot 1279 Muhammad Bukharin Way
PMB 12537, Garik 900001
Abuja, Nigeria

Customers Service Hours--Monday to Saturday:Â Office Hours Monday to Sunday:
This is POST OFFICE Delivery Company of Nigeria, the management of this company, wishes to inform you that, we received a parcel containing an ATM
Master Card valued $10.5million USD with some vital documents attached on it, for safety delivery to your residential address in your country.

This parcel was brought to us this morning by the ATM Card payment office Nigeria, with the below informationâ€™s, please reconfirm the below
information, to avoid delivery your ATM Master Card to wrong hand

And it will only cost you th sum of $85 for the delivery of the ATM CARD because the federal government has paid for the other expense that occurs
including the tax and the insurance thatÂ cover's it ,so all you have to do is to proceed to western union money transfer and send the money for
the delivery fee only $85 to the cashier's name.

SENDER'S NAME:..........
RECEIVERS NAME:... TONY ANI
LOCATION:....... NO 6 OKOH LAGOS NIGERIA
QUESTION:........ WHEN ?
ANSWER:..... TODAY
AMOUNT:........ $85USD
MTCN:........................
Senders Full Name:...................
Home/Office Address:...................
Cell/Mobile Phone Numbers:...................
Nearest Air Port:â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦.

We will register your package and send you the tracking numbers before we proceed for safety delivery of your package as soon as you reconfirm the
required informationâ€™s for safety delivery.

POST OFFICE is one of the world's great success stories, the start-up that revolutionized the delivery of packages and information. In the past 30
years, we've grown up and grown into a diverse family of companies as POST OFFICE that's bigger, stronger, better than ever.

Waiting to read your e-mail(p.office12@yahoo.com)

Yours affectionately.

Mr Chris uba
NIGERIA POST OFFICE ,
Nipost Corporate Headquarters
Mubarak Muse Gunar House
Plot 1279 Muhammad Bukharin Way
PMB 12537, Garik 900001
Abuja, Nigerian

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