419 scam: favour_ibe14@zipmail.com.br =?iso-8859-1?Q?UPS=20COURIER=20EXPRESS=20COMPANY?=

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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:
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cotonou" (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 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.
- uspservice333@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: favour_ibe14@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 00:23:15 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?UPS=20COURIER=20EXPRESS=20COMPANY?=

ATTENTION:

YOU ARE WELCOME TO UPS COURIER EXPRESS COMPANY,BENIN REPUBLIC IN WEST AFRICA.NOTED,THIS
IS BRING
YOU NOTICE, AFTER UPS COURIER COMPANY BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING TODAY
REGARDS YOUR TRUCK BOX
CONTENTS SUM OF $800,000,00,PIN CODE-32547-PTRE,REGISTERED HERE SINCE A
COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO,AND
UP TO DATE, WE DID NOT HAD FROM YOU CONCERNING THE SUM OF $95,FOR DELIVERY
CHARGES FEE ,

FINALLY,WE UPS COURIER EXPRESS COMPANY HAVE SET A SPECIAL DIPLOMAT AGENT
WHOM WILL DELIVER THE
TRUCK BOX DIRECTLY TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS LISTED REFERENCE,
IMMEDIATELY OUR PROTOCOL OFFICER CONFIRMED THE PAYMENT SUM OF $95 AND AFTER
THE $95 THERE IS NO
OTHER FEE YOU NEED TO PAY,AGAIN,FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF BENIN REPUBLIC HAS
ALREADY AWARE FOR THE
TRUCK BOX WHAT SUM OF $800,000,00,AND ACCORDING TO THEY STATED,IF YOUR NOT
CAPABLE TO SENDTHE
COST,MEANS THE TOTAL AMOUNT WILL DIVERT TO BENIN REPUBLIC ACCOUNT.HOPE TO
HEAR FROM YOU AFTER
RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE FOR MORE RESULT .
E-mail:uspservice333@yahoo.fr
THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSING
DIRECTOR,MR VICTOR
UPS COURIER EXPRESS COMPANY
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

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