419 scam: Mrs Tracy Donald <mrstracy@yahoo.com> Good Day

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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.
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:
- "demurrage " (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. )
- "insurance 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. )
- "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. )
- "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.
- +2347035758429
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.
- fedexcourier20094718@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Tracy Donald <mrstracy@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: fedexcourier20094718@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:41:52 -0500
Subject: Good Day

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Good Day,

How are you doing. Hope you have not forgotten me, I am Mrs Tracy Donald the
woman from West Africa who contacted you some time ago to assist me secure the
release of some money accrued from the over invoicing of a contract
inheritance and Next Of Kin that was awarded by my government some time ago
during the time of the formal president Olusegun Obasanjo. Though you were not
able to asist me conclude the transaction,I'm happy to inform you about my
success in getting those funds transferred under the assistance and
cooperation of a new partner from Brazil.

Presently I am in South Korea for investment projects with my own share of the
total sum. meanwhile, i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist
me in transferring those funds, I made sure you are not left out the benefit
of the transaction hence I kept aside for you sum of $1.6 Milliom United
States Dollars in an ATM CARD, I and my new partner agreed to compensate you
with that amount for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me
in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much, Pls Note that i have place
the ATM CARD on out going delivery in Fedex Courier Service in west africa.I
have already paid for the insurance fee and the delivery charges. But
i did not
pay for the security keeping fee due to the fact that i did not know when you
will be contacting Fedex via mail to inform them that you have a ATM CARD with
them, so they advised me not to pay for the security keeping fee of
the courier
company so far but i was informed to contact you on time so you will
not have to
pay more than $150.00 USD on demurrage and they do not operate COD on a charge
like this. Please do make sure you reconfirm your full details when
contacting them.

Your Full Name
House Address
Direct Telephone Phone numbers
And the Nearest Airport to you.

let me know immediately you receive the ATM CARD so that we share the joy
together after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, you are to
contact fedex courier service with the below information and ask them
thier mode
of payment for the security keeping fee.

Name: Mr. John Martins
Dispatch Director.

Tel:(+234) 7035758429
E-mail:fedexcourier20094718@yahoo.com.hk

Best Regard.
Mrs Tracy Donald.

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