419 scam: "Marcellinus C." <c_marcellinus@yahoo.in> 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "the 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)
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "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 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.
- federal_minnistry@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- senders email : info@fmf.ng reply to: federal_minnistry@hotmail.com notification from federal government of nigeria. you have (Fmf; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Marcellinus C." <c_marcellinus@yahoo.in>
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 02:08:59 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: NOTIFICATION

senders email : info@fmf.ng

Reply to: federal_minnistry@hotmail.com

NOTIFICATION FROM FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.

You
have from now till 28th july 2013 to receive your compensation fund
from The Federal Government of Nigeria. This is to notify you that The
Federal Government Of Nigeria, Approve compensation fund to all short
listed scam victims whose name was recovered during the recent
investigation process going on at western union and Money gram money
transfer here in West Africa. Your name was found among the list of
those that sent so much money through western union to Nigeria, after
our investigation we find out that you have sent so much money to those
Fraudsters in West Africa without receiving anything from them.

It
was on these very recommendations that Federal Government of Nigeria.
Approve The Sum of US$1.800.000.00-{One Million Eight Hundred Thousand
United States Dollar} to you, in other to compensate you for all you
lost to those Fraudsters who Collect Money from you without given you
the fund they claim to have in your name, Is an order from United Nation
and Word Government body to Nigeria to compensate all the short listed
scam victims whose name was recovered during the recent investigation
process going on at western union and Money gram money transfer here in
Nigeria.

Your Compensation Fund valued US$1.800.000.00-{One
Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollar} has been program
in iron sealed consignment box and deposited with Fast way Diplomatic
Courier Company (Lagos) Nigeria for immediate delivery to your home
address, The reason while Fast way Couriers is chosen to deliver your
fund, is because they are the best shipping company in West Africa and
For your information, the deliver charges has been paid. They were
supposed to ship your Consignment box today but they insisted that you
must re-confirm your current address to avoid wrong delivery, without
that they will not carry on with the delivery.

Meanwhile you are
advice to re-confirm your current Address, Country, Full Names and
Telephone Number to Fast way Diplomatic Courier Company on this Contact
information below to enable them get across to you and deliver your
compensation fund to you.

Courier Company Name : Fastway Couriers.
Address : 10 Fourteenth Avenue Maitland (Lagos) Nigeria.
Contact
E-mail : fastwaydelivery5@gmail.com Note, there is a secret about the
consignment box and the secret is that, we didn't disclosed the
consignment box content to the Courier Company, The reason is because,
if they know that the box contain your US$1.800.000.00-{ One Million
Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollar} They might be having the
thought of running away with the funds and bringing back some excuses,
so our arrangement with the Courier Company is that, the box contain a
FILES OF YOUR PROPERTIES, so it is only we and you that know the box
content, and you must not disclosed the box content to the Courier
Company until you receive the box from them.

You can reach the
Courier Company on this email address : ( fastwaydelivery5@gmail.com )
and also re-confirm your current Delivery Address, Country, Full Names
and Telephone Number to them in order to avoid wrong delivery.

Note that delivery charges has been paid. Contact the Courier Company today to enable them deliver your consignment box to you.
Thank you.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
HONORABLE MINISTER OF FINANCE.
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

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