419 scam: "UNIQUE POST COURIER SERVICE"<rh@sitelbrasil.com.br> Contact Mr. John Eddy Faor Your ATM Card.

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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:
- "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. )
- "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.
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.
- +2349058295384 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNIQUE POST COURIER SERVICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johneddy90@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 03:46:15 +0300
Subject: Contact Mr. John Eddy Faor Your ATM Card.

UNIQUE POST COURIER SERVICE
Company 107, Isolo Express Road Lagos Nigeria
Tel: +234-905-829-5384

Working Hours....Monday: 8.00am -6.00pm.....
Tuesday: 8.00am - 6.00pm....Wednesday: 8.00am -
6.00pm Thursday: 8.00am - 6.00pm....Friday: 8.00am -
6.00pm.....Saturday: 10.00am- 4.00pm....Sunday: Closed.

Dear Customer,

This is Unique Post Courier Company of Nigeria, we wishes to officially inform you that, we received an
International ATM Master Card parcel valued $1 Million USD to be delivered to you,to your residential address in your country.

This parcel was brought to our notice this morning,From International monetary fund(CBN),kindly reconfirm the below
information's properly,to avoid us not making any mistake during delivery of your International ATM Master Card parcel to a wrong hand.

1. YOUR FULL NAMES:
2. Delivery Address:
3. CELL NUMBERS:
4. AGE:
8. OCCUPATION:
9. COUNTRY:
10.NEAREST AIRPORT:

Therefore you are warned to stop any further communication with anybody concerning your inheritance fund. We will register your package and send you the tracking number for safety delivery of your package as soon as you reconfirm the required information’s needed for safety delivery to your residential address in your Country. Please be informed that the delivery fee will cost you only $150.

UPCS 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 UPCS that's bigger, stronger,better than ever.

Yours affectionately.
Mr. John Eddy.
Dispatch Manager UPCS Company.

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