419 scam: "Presidential Library & Museum Former Director"<test2@52szw.com> FROM THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM FORMER DIRECTOR GOOD NEWS

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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:
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "certificate fee" (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. )
- "security keeping fee" (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. )
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "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. )
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.
- agentcourierghana@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Presidential Library & Museum Former Director" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agentcourierghana@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 03:02:53 +0300
Subject: FROM THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM FORMER DIRECTOR GOOD NEWS

FROM THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM FORMER DIRECTOR GOOD NEWS

I have been waiting for you to contact me for your Confirm able Bank Draft of [$3.5 million United States Dollars] But I have not heard from you since then I went and deposited the Draft with UPS COURIER SERVICE, WEST AFRICA IN GHANA, I traveled out of the country for a Course and I will not come back till end of year, What you have to do now is to contact the UPS COURIER SERVICE as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of the expiring date.

For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance
premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country.

The only money you will send to the UPS COURIER SERVICE to deliver your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($500 USD) only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $500 US Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demur-rage.

You have to contact the UPS COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of your Draft with this information below:-

1.) FULL NAME:
2.) AGE:
3.) SEX:
4.) ADDRESS:
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
6.) STATE/PROVINCE:
7.) COUNTRY:
8.) PHONE:
9.)OCCUPATION/POSITION:

Contact Agent: UPS COURIER OFFICE GHANA
Email Address:agentcourierghana@gmail.com

UPS COURIER is the legal delivery firm and they will issue to you a payment notification receipt and the tracking numbers to your package as soon as you pay the security keeping fee.

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address() and your Directtelephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package down before the draft arrived and know when it will get to your address.

Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail toavoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of US$500 for their immediate action,You should also let me know through email as soon as you receive your Draft.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. George Charles
Presidential Library & Museum Former Director
International Online Lottery Co-ordinator© 2013.
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