419 scam: "ANDREW COLE"<officeinformation01@gmail.com> CALL THE AGENT FOR YOUR PARCEL IN THE USA

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us 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 company" (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.
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.
- officeinformation02@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ANDREW COLE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officemailcontact02@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 05:01:51 +0100
Subject: CALL THE AGENT FOR YOUR PARCEL IN THE USA

FEDERATED EXPRESS COURIER
DUBLIN, IRELAND.

Sir,

We the board of Directors Federated Express Courier Company LTD head office Dublin,Republic of Ireland, need your attention towards the delivery/transferring of
your compensation accrued fund from all the past fraudulent victims in Africa amounting $1.8 Million USD packaged in cash payment proceedures, registered on your name. We are writing to inform you that our agent Mr.Gabriel Johnson is presently now in the united states ,with your package payment file which contains your fund in cash payment and he must deliver the package box to your chosen residence immediately you contact him on the below details.

Contact Person: Gabriel Johnson
Email: officeinformation02@gmail.com
Phone: 917-934-3339
USA.

Send him your full delivery information as we list in this massage to ensure
that the delivery is commencing to your door step without further delay.

Full Name:_______
Home Address :___
State:____________
Country:______________
Your private phone no:___
Nearest Airport:__________
copy of id license:________

However try to make sure that you contact our agent Mr.Gabriel Johnson
immediately you got this massage because if you don't respond soon the total
fund of $16.8 Million US Dollars will be divert into USA government account
without informing you again. MOST important: we told our agent responsibility
of your delivery/transferring to your address that the package box is contain
real cash with 100% insurance coverage. So try to follow our instruction to
enable this fund deliver to you confidential since we believe that our God’s
wish made this new way of sending your fund to you is currently in control as
our agent arrive USA without any problem.

God bless you for attention.

Regards,
Andrew Cole
Manager Director FedEx Express Company LTD.
Dublin, Republic of Ireland Finance Service head office

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