419 scam: "Engr Frank Gomez" <ccbbd@live.com> Contact Shallon Courier Service for your $12.5 Million USA Dollars.

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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:

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:
- "the 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)
- "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)
- "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)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- "shalloncourierservice@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +22998257795 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Engr Frank Gomez" <ccbbd@live.com>
Reply-To: shalloncourierservice@live.com
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 11:24:55 +1000
Subject: Contact Shallon Courier Service for your $12.5 Million USA Dollars.

Attention,

Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid
the fee for the delivering charge of your Cheque Draft. And I went to the
Bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired or getting near to expire and Dr
Jacob Papua the Director of Union Trust Plc Benin told me that before the
cheque will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $12.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash
payment to avoid losting this funds. However, all the necessary
arrangement of delivering the $12.5 UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made
with SHALLOM COURIER COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin Republic,Dr Jacob Papua
the Director of Union Trust Plc Benin have to package the sum of $12.5
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help
me to Register the Consignment with SHALLOM COURIER COMPANY. Infact I
thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing goes
normally.

As for our agreement with the Shallom Courier company they promised that
your consignment will leave this Country in three days time,But the
Director of the SHALLOM COURIER COMPANY said that they need your contacts
informations to able them meet up with you immediately the Diplomat Agent
arrived to your Country.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below.

ATTN: Dr. Greg Bukason
Phone: +22998257795
EMAIL: (shalloncourierservice@w.cn)

Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .This is what they
need from you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE

Please make sure you send this needed info’s to the Director general of
Shallom Courier Company Dr. Greg Bukason with the address given to you
above.

Note: The Shallom courier company don't know the contents of the Box. I
registered it as a BOX of an Africa cloths. They don't know it contents
money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. don't let them know
that is money that is in that Box.

Urgent Response
Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Engr Frank Gomez.

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