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Friday, January 21, 2011

US Postal Inspector Impersonator - SCAM


Wow, it takes a certain type of stupidity to impersonate a US Postal Inspector, it is safer to impersonate an FBI agent.  The Postal inspectors don't play around.

The are using a hacked email @post.com

I can't believe this scam, such a bad scam, a three leg blind dog would see through this scam. 


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UNITED STATES POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE
PO BOX 555, NEW YORK NY 10116-0555

This is to notify you that we have intercepted your parcel from UPS COURIER SERVICE is making the delivery and we have stopped the delivery process for some security reasons stated below:

Our scanning system has detected that your parcel contains a confirmable CARD to the tune of US$1,500,000.00 USD.Such parcel coming from African /Europe/Asia is been verified by the postal inspection service.

Also for the Delivery of the Parcel to continue, you are in obligation to obtain from Spain, a Duly Sworn Affidavit from Spanish High Court which will back up the Origin of Fund. This is in line with the Anti-Terrorist Campaign which the USA Government has embarked on recently to protect our Territory from future attacks. You should therefore contact the sender of the CARD or the UPS Courier Agent in Madrid Spain to get the Sworn Affidavit for you while we wait to receive from you the Affidavit File Number to enable us forward your CARD to your address.

Below is his contact information. Note that the cost of the Affidavit is US$130 and do not hesitate to remit the amount to him.

Name: Mr Michael Kitzinger
Email address: mic.kit@blumail.org
Tel: 011 34672809778

We shall then forward the CARD to you and you will be sure of a genuine CARD that is coming to you.  We are doing this for your interest considering the rate which fraudulent and stolen checks/CARD are been sent to our innocent citizen that most times put them in problem. Always send your correspondence to our secure email: postal_inspector@post.com

Your urgent action on this notice will be appreciated.

Sincerely,
GUY COTTRELL
Chief Postal Inspector

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Received: from mail.t-email.hu (mail.t-email.hu [212.51.125.49])
        by mx.google.com with ESMTP id j8si24854368bka.56.2011.01.21.14.48.07;
        Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:48:16 -0800 (PST)
Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 212.51.125.49 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of s.taylor234@btinternet.com) client-ip=212.51.125.49;
Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=neutral (google.com: 212.51.125.49 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of s.taylor234@btinternet.com) smtp.mail=s.taylor234@btinternet.com
Received: from User (db.df.84ae.static.theplanet.com [174.132.223.219])
 by smtpgw2.mail.westel900.net
 (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007))
 with ESMTPA id <0LFE00F3S9ZHZE20@smtpgw2.mail.westel900.net>; Fri,
 21 Jan 2011 23:48:03 +0100 (MET)
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:53:16 -0600
From: GUY COTTRELL <s.taylor234@btinternet.com>
Subject: Undelivered Parcel
Sender: bocsil@t-email.hu
To: Undisclosed recipients: ;
Reply-to: mic.kit@blumail.org
Message-id: <0LFE00F3U9ZIZE20@smtpgw2.mail.westel900.net>

Post.com Whois
   Administrative Contact:
      World Media Group, LLC
      ATTN Domain Inquiries
      90 Washington Valley Rd., #1128
      Bedminster, NJ 07921
      US
      Phone: +1.9089030200
      Email: domains@world.com

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