419 scam: "ODS COURIER"<ods.courier2010liv@centrum.sk> I need to hear from you

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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:
- "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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "million united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "courier service" (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.
- ods.courier2010live@centrum.sk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ODS COURIER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ods.courier2010live@centrum.sk>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:08:08 -0700
Subject: I need to hear from you

ODS COURIER SERVICE MANAGING DIRECTOR..
N/B: SEND ALL THE REQUESTED INFORMATION TO :
70 International Airport Road
& nbsp; Mafoluku, ogun state Nigeria.
Email:( ods.courier2010live@centrum.sk )

CLAIM NOTIFICATION.
Attention, Attention, Attention.

The ODS courier Service Company are hereby pass an essential massage to all our valuable customers to be very careful while
presenting their receivers residential address to avoid wrong delivery.This is the ODS courier service company mailing you as
per your parcel that was brought to this company to be delivered to you by one MR.JAMES CLAYMAN along the delivery process
there was a misunderstanding between us and the Nicon Insurance Company in regard of their request as per their insurance
certificate which happens to be course of your parcel pending for the past one year. Meanwhile we are hereby happy to inform
you that the ODS Company has finalized everything with the Nicon Insurance Company of Nigeria as the company organization has
also listed 24 valuable parcel's to be intact in their office after the released of the parcel's from the Nicon Insurance
Company.The following information is needed in order to reconfirm your information here in our office so go ahead and fill it
and send it to us with the Pa

NAME:............
ADDRESS:.........
CELL PHONE:......
OCCUPATION & AGE:.......

We are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contain the sum of US$6,000,000.00 (Six Million United States
Dollars) is among the 24 parcel's listed which is now in our office and also with your name as the receiver despite that we
lost your private residential address, which is an indication that you can now re-send your residential address back to the
ODS company where your parcel can be delivered to you without hesitation with this e-mail ( ods.courier2010live@centrum.sk )
Without hesitations you are to pay the required sum of $150 via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram so that your
parcel can be delivered to your residential address before it accumulate a dumurrage after one week only, as you know your
parcel is not just an ordinary parcel but with a huge amount and I think you understand what I mean by accumulating
dumurages? Which you will not allow to happen to your recovery parcel that was almost gone if not for the love that the good
God.We assure you that your parcel will arriv e-mail immediately so that you can track it yourself to see your parcel coming on the way and you will also know when it will
arrive at your country because we operate in trust and loyalty in your favour. And also the ODS Courier Service Company is
hereby to inform all their customers by eradicating all their communication with the scam mails that are going all-over the
world be careful with their e-mails so that your parcel will not be in danger with their evil plans.
ODS provides access to a growing global market place through a network of supply chain, transportation, and Business related
information services.

PAYMENT INFORMATION OFFICE DICKSON SAMUEL:
SENDERS NAME-------
SENDERS COUNTRY--
RECIEVER'S NAME ------ DICKSON SAMUEL
RECIEVER'S COUNTRY ----ASABA , NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION------------TRUST.
TEXT ANSWER---------------.HONEST.
AMOUNT TO BE PAID---------$150
AND ALSO WITH THE CONTROL NUMBER (MTCN)

ODS is one of the world's great success stories, the start-up that revolutionized the delivery of packages and information.
In the past 15 years, we’ve grown up and grown into a diverse family of Companies -a ODS that's bigger, stronger, better
than ever.

WAITING TO READ YOUR E-MAIL. YOURS AFFECTIONATELY,
MR DICKSON SAMUEL
ODS COURIER SERVICE MANAGING DIRECTOR
( ods.courier2010live@centrum.sk )

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