419 scam: "Mr. William Adams" <officfi784980@live.com> Contact the delivery Company for your Consignment.

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "guaranteedexpressservice@mail.mn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. William Adams" <officfi784980@live.com>
Reply-To: guaranteedexpressservice@mail.mn
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:49:26 +1300 (NZDT)
Subject: Contact the delivery Company for your Consignment.

Dear Beneficiary,

I have been waiting to hear from you about the collection of your compensation certified cheque of US$850,000.00 but I did not hear from you and your cheque is about to expire. So, I went and deposited the cheque with the issuing bank and with the help of the bank's Manager, the cheque was converted to cash and in order to avoid long documentation and unnecessary bureaucracy of bank transfer procedures, the funds was arranged in a Consignment Box and deposited with a Diplomatic Delivery Company (Guaranteed Express Courier Company). I have left to China for three months official assignment.

So, you should go ahead and contact Guaranteed Express Courier Company as stated below for the delivery of the Consignment to you.

Contact Person: Mr. Frank Dozie

E-mail: guaranteedexpressservice@mail.mn

Contact Phone number: +23417646855

You have to reconfirm your information to the delivery Company to avoid any mistake for the delivery.

(1) Your full names:

(2) Your current address:

(3) Your contact phone number:

For your information, be informed that Guaranteed Express Courier Company does not know the real content of the Consignment Box for safety reasons.. It was registered with them as a Box of "Valuable Materials" to be delivered to you. So, don't let them know the actual content to avoid them delaying the shipment to you.

Contact the Delivery Company as soon as you receive this message for the shipment to you.

Regards,

Mr. William Adams

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