419 scam: "Mrs. mehring Wollen" <mairie@mairie-sarrebourg.fr> ATTENTION BENEFICIARRY

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- nationalstormpostoffice@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. mehring Wollen" <mairie@mairie-sarrebourg.fr>
Reply-To: <nationalstormpostoffice@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 23:40:38 -0300
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARRY

Good Day

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirm able Bank Draft of $450,000 United States Dollars,but I did not hear from you since for a couple of weeks now. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has
expired or getting near to expire and Dr.Wilson the Director United Bank for Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will not expire.

As long as you cannot meet up with our DHL delivery fees.I will like you to contact Mr. Peter Howard at the strompost regular mailing office for the bank draft check to avoid losing this fund under expiration, as I will be out
of the country for a 3 Months Course. What you have to do now is to contact the NATIONAL STROMPOST OFFICE as soon as
possible to know when they will deliver your Bank Draft to you because of the expiry date.

For your information, the only money you will send to the national Strompost office to deliver your Bank Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($54USD) fifty four United States Dollars only being the NSPS regular postal stamp
fees. Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except ($54 USD) Dollars for the delivery.

You have to contact NATIONAL STROMPOST OFFICE now for the delivery of your Bank Draft with this information below;

NAME: NATIONAL STROMPOST OFFICE
CONTROLLER: MR.PETER HOWARD
EMAIL ADDRESS: nationalstormpostoffice@gmail.com

PHONE NUMBER: +234-70-334-4723

Try to contact him as soon as possible. I gave them your delivery address but you have to reconfirm it to him again to avoid any mistakes in the delivery of your fund. Reconfirm below information to the company.

Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address-------------------------
Home Telephone-----------------------
Office Telephone---------------------

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake at the Delivery post and ask them to give you, your N.S.P.S receipt which is your proof of payment. Know when it will get to your address.Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay for the N.S.P.S postal stamp ($54USD) Dollars for their immediate action.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. mehring Wollen

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