419 scam: "United Parcel Service" <ups@banit.me> CONTACT MR.CHARLES OKONUWA FOR YOUR PARCEL

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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:
- "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.
- +2348036181453 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "United Parcel Service" <ups@banit.me>
Reply-To: ups-nigeria@web.cg
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 19:39:30 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MR.CHARLES OKONUWA FOR YOUR PARCEL

Attention Recipient

This email is coming to you as a constant reminder concerning your pending package which has been held up in our overseas custody in the United State. The Package contains an international certify Bank Draft in your favour and in the amount of $3,750,000.00 USD. 00 (Three Million, Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand) US Dollars only and an attached covering letter.

The package left Lagos-Nigeria on February 16/02/2018. It has been held up at Fort Worth,Texas, awaiting clearance and redirection after two (2) unsuccessful delivery attempts to your residential address. To track the availability of your package, go to www.ups.com/tracking and insert the tracking number below to view delivery status.

http://www.ups.com
Tracking Number: 55555555555

You are hereby advised to provide and reconfirm your delivery address so we can immediately re-issue the (Air) Waybill for the clearance and redirection of the parcel to your exact address. You are advised to contact us as the designated recipient on the (Air) Waybill as soon as possible for clearance and delivery reschedule. Do confirm and provide us with your exact recipient delivery address.

FULL NAMES:
TELEPHONE:
POSTAL ADDRESS/ZIP CODE
CITY:
STATE:
COUNTRY:

Note that if you fail to provide the information within a reasonable time as UPS may determine in view of the financial instrument enclosed, the package will be considered undeliverable as the parcel does not have a return address and may be refer to the commission for warfare. For the avoidance of doubt, UPS assumes no responsibility for its inability to complete a delivery due to incorrect and incomplete recipient's address whether or not it attempts to notify the recipient. This is our third and final notice in respect of the above subject matter. Please note that clearance and redirection requirement fees will be $165 US Dollars only. For urgent response, Please E-mail us or call the below 24 hours service line for assistance.

Management,
Mr.Charles Okonuwa.
Help Line: +234-8036181453
UPS Online Management Team.
All rights reserved. UPS 1995-2018

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