419 scam: "Office"<info_maxoffice6@libero.it> NOTED KINDLY CONTACT SKY COURIER COMPAN 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:

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:
- "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. )
- "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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- info_sky@post.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info_sky@post.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:38:28 +0530
Subject: NOTED KINDLY CONTACT SKY COURIER COMPAN FOR YOUR CONSIGNMENT?

Hello Friend,

Good day How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the delivery and Insurance premium fee. for your Draft which has been with me for a long time. And I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting nearer to expiring date, and Mr. Justin Kumar the Director, Bank of India, told me that before the draft will get to you, that it will expire. So I told him to cash the $1.5 Million U.S DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country for a 3 Months Course.

However, all the necessary arrangement for delivering the $1.5 Million U.S DOLLARS in cash was made with SKY COURIER SERVICE COMPANY here in Republic Of India, Mr.Justin Kumar the Director of Bank of India has package the sum of $1.5 Million USD in cash for you. Then he also help me to Register the Consignment with SKY COURIER SERVICE COMPANY. Infarct I thank God very much for all the effort I made, every thing went normal.

As for our agreement with the SKY COURIER SERVICE COMPANY they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on or before Two days from now, But the Director of the SKY COURIER SERVICE COMPANY said that they need your contacts information's to enable them meet up with you immediately, the Diplomat Agents arrived in your Country.

The only money you will send to the SKY COURIER SERVICES COMPANY to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($220.00 US) Two Hundred & twenty United States Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far, I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below.
Name: Dr Aminu Yusuf
Email: (info_sky@post.com or skycourier@skycourierservices.com)

Please Reconfirm your contact information to enable them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .
1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5:OCCUPATION:

Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director general of Sky Courier Company India Republic, with the address given to you. N.B. The SKY COURIER SERVICE COMPANY don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of African TEXTILES. They did not know that the contents was money. This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know that the content of the box is money, They are waiting for your urgent response. Please contact them immediately via this Email: info_sky@post.com or skycourier@skycourierservices.com

Regards.
Mr Davis Blueta.

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