419 scam: "Josephine"<josephinegeorge@cargomar.com> Your outstanding payment

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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:
- "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)
- "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. )
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.
- courierservice79654@mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Josephine" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <josephinegeorge489@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 06.14.11 +0200
Subject: Your outstanding payment

How are you?

I write to let you know that your payment of $8.6 million dollar has been registered with the courier Company here in Nigerian and you are to contact them now to find out the date for its delivery to your address.

HERE IS Courier Service CONTACT information:

Contact Name: Mr william C Gabriel

E-mail: ( Courierservice79654@mail.com )

And make sure you do forward to them your full information such as:
Your Full Name:
Your Gender:
Your Age:
Your Telephone number:
Your Residence Address:
Marital Status:
Your Occupation:
Your Zip code:
Your Country:
Your State:
Nationality:

NOTE (1): This money is your pending payment that you are to receive from the CENTRAL BANK OF AFRICA (CBA) as your outstanding payment.

NOTE (2): That for some important and security reasons we did not disclose the real content of this box to the courier Company, we got it registered as Family Treasure Consignment Metal Box in order to ensure that this fund get to your safely, so please contacted them immediately for the dispatch of your package.

Yours in Service

Mrs. Josephine George

Executive Director/Chief Financial Officer

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