419 scam: "Mr. Frank Spencer."<info@sphikari.jp> RHODEVILLE COURIER COMPANY

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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:
- "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)
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (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. )
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- info_delivery_agent1112@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Frank Spencer." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info_delivery_agent1112@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:21:09 -0800
Subject: RHODEVILLE COURIER COMPANY

Greetings!!!

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $500, 000, 00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE 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. Fred the Director Bank of Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $500,000,00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country for a 10 Months Course and I will not come back till Ending of NOVEMBER 2010.

Further more I want you to use this fund for the support of God work and also for you to help the poor once among you, so this is why I have handover this parcel/ you fund to Mr. Collins Douglas and as soon as you contact him you will have to pay the sum of $290 USD for Security up keeping of your parcel and I want you to know that this fund is from the Catholic Church to support the world.

What you have to do now is to contact RHODEVILLE COURIER COMPANY 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 RHODEVILLE COURIER COMPANY to deliver your consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($290 USD) only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.

Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $290 USD ONLY.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 the RHODEVILLE COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow;

Directors Name: Mr. Ali Mark
Company's Name: RHODEVILLE COURIER COMPANY
E-mail:info_delivery_agent1112@yahoo.co.jp

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there, that will be after you paid the Security Keeping Fee and when it will get to your address. 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 $290USD to them to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $290USD for their immediate action.

1, Full Name:
2, Address of Residence...
3, country from...
4, Telephone Number...
5, Occupation...
6, Age...

Note this. The RHODEVILLE COURIER COMPANY don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They did not know the content was money? This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Dont let them Know that box contents is money okay.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Frank Spencer

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