419 scam: "tnt101@hotmail.co.uk" <arodriguez@cintel.org.co> PARCEL NOTIFICATION!!

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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:
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "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. )
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cheques " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- +2348050687816 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "tnt101@hotmail.co.uk" <arodriguez@cintel.org.co>
Reply-To: tnt.deliveryunit@live.nl
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:51:00 -0500
Subject: PARCEL NOTIFICATION!!

Dear Customer!

We have been waiting for you to contact us for your Confirmed Package that is
registered with us for shipping to your residential location. We had thought
that your
sender gave you our contact details. It may interest you to know that a letter
is also
added to your package. However, we cannot quote its content to you via email
for
privacy reasons.

We understand that the content of your package itself is a Bank Draft worth of
$800,000.00 USD, TNT COURIER SERVICE do not ship money in CASH or in CHEQUES
but Bank
Drafts are shippable. The package is registered with us for mailing by your
colleague,
and your colleague explained that he
is from the United States but he is here in Nigeria for a three (3)months
Surveying
Project as he works with a consultant firm in West Africa We are sending you
this email
because your package is been registered on a Special Order.

What you have to do now, is to contact our Delivery Department for Immediate
dispatch
of your package to your residential address. Note that as soon as our Delivery
Team
confirm your information, it will take only one working day (24 hours)
for your
package
to arrive it's designated destination. For your information, the VAT &
Shipping
charges
as well as Insurance fees have been paid for by your colleague before your
package was
registered. Note that the payment that is made on the Insurance, Premium &
Clearance
Certificates, are to certify that the Bank Draft is not a Drug Affiliated Fund
(DAF)neither is it funds to sponsor Terrorism in your country. This will help
you avoid
any form of query from the Monetary Authority of your country.

However, you will have to pay the sum of $210USD to the TNT Delivery
Department
being
full payment for the Security Keeping Fee of the TNT company as stated in our
privacy
terms & condition page. Also be informed that your colleague wished to pay for
the
Security Keeping
fee, but we do not accept such payment considering the facts that all items &
package
that are registered with us have a time limitation and we cannot
accept payment
not
knowing when you will be contacting us for your package or even responding to
us. So we
cannot take the risk to have accepted such payment incase of any possible
demurrage.

Kindly note that your colleague did not leave us with any further information.
We hope
that you respond to us as soon as possible because if you fail to
respond until
the
expiry date of your package, we may refer the package to the British
Commission
for
Welfare as the package do not have a return address.

Kindly contact the delivery department (TNT Delivery Post) with the details
given below:

TNT Online Delivery Post
Contact Person:Mr Alex Nestor
Email:tnt.deliveryunit@live.nl
Tel:+2348050687816

Kindly complete the below form and send it to the email address given above.
This is
mandatory to reconfirm your Postal address and telephone numbers.

FULL NAMES:
TELEPHONE:
POSTAL ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
COUNTRY:

Kindly complete the above form and summit it to the delivery manager
on:tnt.deliveryunit@live.nl

As soon as your details are received, our delivery team will give you the
necessary
payment procedure so that you can effect the payment for the Security Keeping
Fee. As
soon as they confirm your payment receipt of $210USD, they will not
hesitate to
dispatch your package as
well as the attached letter to your residence.It usually takes 24 hours being
an
overnight delivery service.

Note that we were not instructed to email you, but due to the high priority of
your
package we had to inform you as your sender did not leave us with his phone
number
because he stated that he just arrived West Africa and he hasn't fix his phone
yet. We
indeed personally sealed your Bank Draft and we found your email
contact in the
receivers column as the recipient of the foremost package.

Ensure to contact the delivery department with the email address given above
and ensure
to fill the above form as well to enable a successful reconfirmation.

Do not reply this email because this email account is not monitored. Send your
details
to tnt.deliveryunit@live.nl

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Dominica Hills
TNT Online Team Management.
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This E-mail is only for the above addresses. It may contain confidential or
Privileged
information. If you are not an addressee you must not copy, distribute,
disclose or use
any of the information in it or any attachments.

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TNT INTL>>>LICENSE OF FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION.

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