419 scam: "Upspackage Dlivery"<info@ups.com> Dear Receiver's

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- upspackage-delivery-dept1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Upspackage Dlivery" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <upspackage-delivery-dept1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:30:18 +0100
Subject: Dear Receiver's

60 Industrial Parkway, Unit 491,
Buffalo, New York USA 142
22nd Aug 2011
CPEL/OWN/6689

Dear Receiver's

WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT THE YOUR PACKAGE IS PRESENTLY ON OUR DESK AND WAS BROUGHT BY AN AGENT OF BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION IN THE NAME OF MR ANTHONY SEAN FRANK WHICH IS READY FOR DISPATCHMENT.NOTE THAT THIS DELIVERY IS FREE OF CHARGE IF ONLY YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT WITH US WHICH HAS BEEN EXISTING FOR A MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS. A UPS ACCOUNT BELOW AN EXISTENCE OF 2 YEARS CAN NOT BE USED TO FACILITATE THE DELIVERY TO YOUR DESIGNATED LOCATION.

THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT ACCOUNTS BELOW THE REQUIRED DURATION OF EXISTENCE OF 2 YEARS MIGHT HAVE BEEN HACKED OR SPAMMED BY SCAMMERS THROUGH OUR OPERATING SYSTEM AND DATABASE AND WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE A HITCH IN YOUR DELIVERY AND OUR COMPANY WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH CLAIMS.

SO TO GET YOUR PACKAGE DELIVERED TO YOU,YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE US WITH A UPS ACCOUNT WITH THE REQUIRED DURATION OF EXISTENCE OR YOU WILL HAVE TO OPEN A NEW ACCOUNT WITH US .THIS NEW ACCOUNT WILL COST YOU JUST $250, WHICH IS DELIVERY $100 AND INSURANCE $150 EQUAL THE TOTAL SUM OF $250. AS SOON AS THIS REQUIREMENT IS MET YOUR PACKAGE WILL BE DELIVERED NOT MORE THAN 24 HOURS,OF WHICH YOU WILL BE EMAILED YOUR UPS ACCOUNT NUMBER AND TRACKING NUMBER REGARDS YOUR DELIVERY, PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE TO YOUR AGENT WHO IS STANDING ON YOUR BEHALF THANK YOU.

Please confirm your address details:
81MACALISTER ROAD 10400 PENANG.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Steve May (Senior Delivery Officer)
Email: upspackage-delivery-dept1@hotmail.com
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