419 scam: SKY BLUE COURIER INC <lorncage@sbluecou.com> WE FOUND 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:

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:
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "lorncage@sbluecou.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- mrs.lornacage@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SKY BLUE COURIER INC <lorncage@sbluecou.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:49:40 -0800 (PST)
Subject: WE FOUND YOUR PARCEL

Dear Customer,

Sky Blue Air Logistics and Courier Company is a courier missing parcel Recovery Company, working in association with Royal Mail, DHL courier, UPS courier and FEDEX courier. Your parcel has been found at Heath row Airport at the underground sorting station in the worldwide mails re-distribution doom. Your email address was written on this parcel that is why we are contacting you directly. Because of the importance and the content of the parcel, our company has been mandated by Royal Mail of U.K (UNITED KINGDOM) to deliver the said parcel to you after your confirmation to this important notification, for easy delivery. Please re-confirm your name, address and phone number for immediate shipment.

You can now be rest assured that your parcel is in safe hands. If you wish to know the content inside the parcel before accepting delivery, we shall give you more details on the parcel after receiving your response to this mail. If you don't reply, we will immediately discard the notification to you as a lost parcel. Be informed that the parcel has no return address written on it. We can't understand why someone will send such an important parcel without a return address. You should reply through the parcel delivery director's email for the claim:
mrs.lornacage@yahoo.co.uk


Yours truly,

Mrs. Lorna Cage.
Parcel Coordinator Director.
Sky Blue Air Logistics
8th Floor Sea Containers House
20 - 22 Upper Ground
London SE1 9PD, England
Tel:00 44-844-774-1918
Email:lorncage@sbluecou.com

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