419 scam: Dr Samuel Okeke <officepay12@yahoo.com.ph> CONTACT TNT 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:

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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "diplomatic agent" ("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. )
- "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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- tnt_ff@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Samuel Okeke <officepay12@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: tnt_ff@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:20:26 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: CONTACT TNT COMPANY

Good Morning My Dear Friend,

How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I went to the bank to confirm if your funds still in your name or caceled to expire by your name and Dr.Akim Bubarka Director of union Trust Bank told me that before the you will past all the process and will get to your hand central bank of this country will cancel your name so that it will expire.

So I told him to cash your $8.6Million UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losting this funds.However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $8.6Million UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin Republic, Dr.Akim Bubarka Director of union Trust Bank Cotonou have package the sum of $8.6Million in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment with the TNT courier company to deliver to you through their DIPLOMATIC Agent.

Infact I thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing goes normally. As for our agreement with the TNT courier company BENIN they promised that your consignment will leave this Country any monment from now ,But the Director of the TNT courier company said that they need your contacts informations to enable them meet up with you immediately their Company Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country.

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

ATTN: (DR.Richard Landary)

TEl:(+229) 988 006 31)

EMAIL:(tnt_ff@hotmail.com)

Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .

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

6.YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT

7.AGE

Please make sure you send this needed infoâ€™s to the Director General of TNT courier COMPANY Dr.Richard Landary with the address given to you. Note.The Diplomat Agent 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 to avoid delaying with it.I am waiting for your urgent response. You can even call the Director of DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE COMPANY with this line: (+229) 988 006 31 get back to me immediately you contact them ok.

Thanks and Remain Blessed,

Hon.Dr Samuel Okeke

my private email,

samuelokeke@hosanna.net

get back to me immediately you contact them

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