419 scam: "Secreatry,Helen Obalaku" <secreatry@globomail.com> URGENTLY CALL MR. PETER VOSER FOR YOUR $2.5MILLION US 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:
- "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)
- "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.
- ups_courier45@yahoo.com.ph (Yahoo, Philippines, Philippines; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Secreatry,Helen Obalaku" <secreatry@globomail.com>
Reply-To: ups_courier45@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:34:41 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: URGENTLY CALL MR. PETER VOSER FOR YOUR $2.5MILLION US DOLLARS

UPS COURIER
SERVICE MANAGING DIRECTOR..
N/B: SEND ALL THE REQUESTED INFORMATION TO
:
70 INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT ROAD
& NBSP; MAFOLUKU, OGUN STATE
NIGERIA.
EMAIL:(ups_courier45@yahoo.com.ph)
PHONE:+234-805683278
CLAIM
NOTIFICATION.

ATTENTION,
ATTENTION,
THE UPS 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.
Â
THIS IS THE UPS COURIER SERVICE COMPANY
MAILING YOU AS PER YOUR PARCEL THAT WAS BROUGHT TO THIS COMPANY TO BE DELIVERED
TO YOU BY ONE MR. JAMESÂ BENSON 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 UPS 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.
Â
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 PAYMENT SLIPS SO THAT WE CAN ADD IT TO YOUR PAYMENT
FILE.

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

WE ARE HAPPY
TO INFORM YOU ONCE AGAIN THAT YOUR PARCEL THAT CONTAIN THE SUM OF US$2.5MILLION
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 UPS
COMPANY WHERE YOUR PARCEL CAN BE DELIVERED TO YOU WITHOUT HESITATION WITH THIS
E-MAIL (ups_courier45@yahoo.com.ph)

WITHOUT HESITATIONS YOU ARE TO PAY THE
REQUIRED SUM OF $73 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.
Â
WE ASSURE YOU THAT YOUR PARCEL WILL ARRIVE
AT YOUR COUNTRY IN TWO DAYS TIME AND IT WILL GET TO YOUR DOOR STEP THE SECOND OR
THIRD DAY AS SOON AS THIS COMPANY RECEIVE THE BALANCE LEFT BY YOUR SENDER AND
THE TRACKING NUMBER OF YOUR PARCEL WILL BE SENT TO YOU VIA 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.
Â
AND ALSO THE UPS 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. UPS PROVIDES
ACCESS TO A GROWING GLOBAL MARKET PLACE THROUGH A NETWORK OF SUPPLY CHAIN,
TRANSPORTATION,AND BUSINESS RELATED INFORMATION
SERVICES.
Â
PAYMENT INFORMATION OFFICE
MR.EKWEALORÂ
PETER :
Â
SENDERS
NAME-------
SENDERS
COUNTRY-----
RECIEVER'S NAME ------
MR.EKWEALORÂ PETER

RECIEVER'S COUNTRY ----LAGOS,
NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION: IN GOD
TEXT
ANSWER: WE TRUST
AMOUNT TO
BE PAID---------$73
AND ALSO WITH THE CONTROL NUMBER
(MTCN)

UPS IS
ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT SUCCESS STORIES, THE START-UP THAT REVOLUTIONIZED THE
DELIVERY OF PACKAGES AND INFORMATION. IN THE PAST 30 YEARS, WEâ€™VE GROWN UP AND
GROWN INTO A DIVERSE FAMILY OF COMPANIES -A UPS THAT'S BIGGER, STRONGER, BETTER
THAN EVER.

WAITING
TO READ YOUR E-MAIL.
YOURS
AFFECTIONATELY,
MR. PETER
VOSER
UPS COURIER
SERVICE MANAGING DIRECTOR

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