419 scam: "Miss. Riyan Bucker" <mia@utl.co.ug> Miss. Riyan Bucker Urgency..dipo

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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:
- "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. )
- "consignment " (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. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- +447024077324 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss. Riyan Bucker" <mia@utl.co.ug>
Reply-To: fedex091@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:46:09 -0800
Subject: Miss. Riyan Bucker Urgency..dipo

I HAVE REGISTERED YOUR CONSIGNMENT

ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $4.5 Million United States Of America Dollars, but I did not hear from you since for a couple of weeks now. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to the date of expire and Dr.BUSH HALMINTON the Director Bank of LONDON told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $4.5 MILLION UNITED STATES OFAMERICA DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till ending of November 2011.What you have to do now is to contact FEDEX COURIER SERVICE AGENT IN LONDON as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your Consignment to you because of the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the
delivering Charge, Insurance premium.

The only money you will send to the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE AGENT IN LONDON to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is (200.00 POUNDS) Two Hundred Great British Pounds Sterling only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except 200 .00 GBP

I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. You have to contact FEDEX LONDON now, for the delivery of your Draft with this

information bellow:

1,Your full Name
2, Your Delivery Address:
3, Your Cell Phone Number:
4,Your Age:
5,Your Country:
6,Your OCUPATION:

Directors Name: MR MARK ANDERSON
Companys Name: FEDEX COURIER SERVICE LONDON UK
Direct Hotline:PHONE:+447-02407-7324

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery Let me repeat again,Try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail and ask them how you will make the security fee of 200.00 POUNDS to them to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of 200 POUNDS for their immediate action.

I registered it as a Green BOX

Yours Faithfully,
Miss. Riyan Bucker

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