419 scam: office messenger <messengere62@gmail.com> HELLO PACKAGE OWNER

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "terrynewberty@yeah.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: office messenger <messengere62@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:43:47 +0100
Subject: HELLO PACKAGE OWNER

Greetings,
This to inform you about the current economic meltdown world wide
compensation by (UN) and Economic Community of West Africa State
(ECOWAS) Org, in which you are one of them to receive this
compensation valued of US$11.5M. The whole funds were loaded into an
ATM Card, and registered as a package with UPS delivery Company.

Contact Hon, Mr. Terry Newberry
Email: (terrynewberty@yeah.net)
The UPS Executive Vice President (EVP), Supply Chain Solutions,
responsible for Global Logistics and Distribution, Global Freight
Forwarding and the technology-driven truckload freight brokerage
business. to know when your package will arrive, Provide your delivery
details.
Your full name, current address & phone number,
Your sincerely.

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