419 scam: SUPER POSTA EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE <superpostacourier@hotmail.co.uk> CONGRATULATIONS !!! wining-3 RECONFIRM YOUR DETAILS BELLOW

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "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 fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- +447017037048 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- superpostcourier@hotmail.co.uk (Hotmail, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- express ltd http://www.superpostal.com e-mail: superpostcourier@hotmail.co.uk superpostacouriers@superposta.com super posta house (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: SUPER POSTA EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE <superpostacourier@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 07:07:00 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !!! wining-3 RECONFIRM YOUR DETAILS BELLOW

SUPER POSTA COURIER EXPRESS
LTD
http://www.superpostal.com

E-mail: superpostcourier@hotmail.co.uk

superpostacouriers@superposta.com

Super Posta
House

Moore Street

Wolverhampton

WV1
2HE

Ph:
+447017037048

Fax:+448446644779

Cell:+447017515308

ATTN:
WINNER,

CONGRATULATIONS !!!
wining-3This correspondence officially confirms that we are in receipt of
your e-mail regarding the claim of your award prize value of Five Hundred
Thousand Great British Pounds
(GBP-500,000.00)Pounds Only.

NOKIA MOBILE PROMOTION!
collects 5,000 cell phone numbers from all the cell phone network services in
all over Asian and
Europe
countries and over twenty million cell phone numbers participated in this award
promotion and seven persons from seven different countries were selected to
benefit from this year 2011 NOKIA MOBILE PROMOTION and you are one of the
Selected Winner.
You are to fill and submit
the form below,the mode in which you want to receive your winning amount, for
us to verify your option and assign your amount to the particular option and
this process will not take more than 24hrs to enable you receive your winning
amount without much delay
Full name.............................................Full
Address..........................................
Nationality...........................................
Winning Mobile Number
............................Work Telephone
....................................E-mail
address......................................Date of
birth.......................................Marital
Status......................................Occupation..........................................
Payment Option/Preferred mode of
payment.

1.Personal Presentation2.Courier
Delivery

1. PERSONAL
PRESENTATION.
You
will required to come to England United Kingdom to pick your prize personally
from prize Disbursement center England .you are therefore requested to come in
person to the Disbursements Center of the England Online NOKIA MOBILE Award 2011
International Promotion with the following requirements: 2.VIA DIPLOMATIC COURIER
SERVICE.
In this method of courier service
means,We will need your Home address before your parcel will be completely
delivered to your hand.
Receiver
Name.................
Address.......................
Cell tel phone
No..............

Nationality................
Postal
Code.......City.............State/Province..........Country...............

Note: Any unclaimed prize will be returned to the treasury
of NOKIA
Lottery Services. You are advised to keep your winning details strictly
to yourself and not share it with any individual or firm to avoid double claim
which may lead to confiscation of your prize.

Yours in
service, Dr.
Calls
Smith
[Publicity
Secretary]
Cell:+447017515308

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