419 scam: "Mrs Hope Mary."<engineer@dkz.uz> IN REGARD TO YOUR PACKAGE FROM A. M. COURIERS COMPANY NIGERIA

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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:
- "required 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. )
- "insurance 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. )
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Hope Mary." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Mrs.hopemary@live.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:07:40 +0100
Subject: IN REGARD TO YOUR PACKAGE FROM A. M. COURIERS COMPANY NIGERIA

Attention:

A. M. Couriers provide access to a growing global market place through a network of supply chain, transportation, and business and related information services. The A. M. Couriers service company is hereby passing an essential message to all our valuable customers to be very careful while presenting their receivers/residential address to avoid wrong delivery.

Authoritatively, this is the A. M. Couriers service company mailing you in respect of your parcel that was brought to this company to be delivered to you by the Minster of finance of Nigeria, before the delivery protocols commenced, there was a misunderstanding between you and the national insurance corporation of Nigeria (NICON) over the insurance certificate which caused the delay of you receiving your parcel for the past one year.
Meanwhile we are happy to inform you that the A. M.

Couriers has finalized everything with the (NICON) and subsequently approved yours among the 24 valuable parcels which contain an ATM card. The government said your card worth ten million united state dollar ($10,000.000.00) which is now in our office and also with your name as the receiver, kindly send your residential address to the A. M. Couriers company for your delivery.

The shipping and insurance fee have been paid by the federal finance department,you are to pay for the security keeping fee which serve as Risk allowance because its highly risk to keep such amount in once custody.

The charge must be paid before shipment will commence.
And the charge fee required is $295. As soon as we confirm your payment, our delivery team will dispatch your ATM card as well as the attached certificate and the letter to your residence.

It will only take 48 hours (2days) for delivery. I want you to re-confirm your shipping address your Full name, contact address, mobile number, and mode of identification: We were instructed to email you, due to the high priority of your package and everything will be taken good care by me. Get back to me with the required information and also let me know when you are ready to send the required fee so i can send you the information you will need to send the $295. Await your reply and your shipping information details.
Thanks.
Mrs Hope Mary.
A. M. Couriers Limited

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