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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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:
  • "million dollars" (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. )
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348055968045 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: dhlorbitalbook1@live.com
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:37:12 GMT
Subject: DHL : URGENT PARCEL DELIVERY.




DHL EXPRESS NIGERIA.
DHL Nigeria Head Office
70 International Airport Road
Mafoluku,Lagos
Tel: :+234 8055968045.
Email: dhlorbitalbook1@live.com


Customers Service Hours--Monday To Saturday:
Office Hours Monday To Sundays:

Attn: Beneficiary,

The DHL Delivery Service Company are hereby passing an essential message to all our valuable customers to be very careful while presenting their receivers residential address to avoid wrong delivery.

This is the DHL courier service company mailing you as per your parcel that was brought to this company to be delivered to you by one Miss.Stella Johnson
of ZENITH BANK PLC, along the delivery process there came a misunderstanding between you and the nicon insurance company in regard of their request as per
their insurance certificate which happens to be course of your parcel pending for the past One Year.

Meanwhile we are hereby happy to inform you that the DHL Company has finalized everything with the nicon insurance company of Nigeria as the company organization has also listed 24 valuable parcels to be intact in their office after the released of the parcels from the nicon insurance company. We are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contain
ATM CARD worth the sum of $1 million dollars(equivalent of 500,000GBP) is among the 24 parcels listed which is now in our office and also with your name as the receiver despite that we lost your private residential
addresss, which is an indication that you can now re-send your residential address to back to the DHL company where your parcel can be delivered to you
without hesitation with Meanwhile remember that the sender of this parcel Miss Stella Johnson of ZENITH BANK PLC still owes this company the sum of $150 before incident occured, know you that this company has spent out of their income in the process by recovering back your parcel so dear customer
we once again appreciate your patronage in our favour.

Without hesitations you are to pay for just the balance left by your sender via western union so that your parcel can be delivered to your residential address before it accumulate a demurrage after one week only,as you know your parcel is not just an ordinary parcel but with a huge amount and I think you
understand what I mean by accumulating a demurrage? Which you will not allow
to happen to your recovery parcel that almost gone if not for the love that
the good God have for you by favoring you with his favour because it was God
who did it not by your power but by the spirit say the lord. We assure you
that your parcel will arrive at your country in two days time and it will get
to your door step the third OR fourth day as soon as this company receive the
balance left by your sender and the tracking number of your parcel will be
sent to you via e-mail immediately so that you can track it yourself to see
your parcel coming on the way and you will also know when it will arrive at
your country because we operate in trust and loyalty in your favour. And also
the DHL courier Service Company is hereby to inform all their customers by
eradicating all their communication with the scam mails that are going all-
over the world be careful with their e-mails so that your parcel will not be
in danger with their evil plans.

DHL provides access to a growing global market place through a network of
supply chain, transportation, business and related information services.

Please provide us with the following informations for verifications and
update alongside the payment slip or details below:

Name:
Address:
Tel:
Fax:
Sex:
Age:

GET BACK TO THIS OFFICE WITH THESE INFORMATIONS AFTER PAYMENT

SENDERS NAME-----------
SENDERS ADDRESS------------
MTCN-------------
SENDERS COUNTRY-------
RECIEVERS COUNTRY: WEST AFRICA (NIGERIA)
RECIEVERS NAME:EMMANUEL OSAGHAE
TEXT QUESTION: GOD IS
TEXT ANSWER:GOOD
AMOUNT TO BE PAID:$150.00 USD


DHL is one of the world's great success stories, the start-up that
revolutionized the delivery of ATM CARD/packages and information. In the past
30 years, we've grown up and grown into adverse family of companies. DHL
that's bigger, stronger, better than ever.

Call me for more details:+234 8055968045
Reply to this email: dhlorbitalbook1@live.com

WAITING TO READ YOUR E-MAIL.
YOURS AFFECTIONATELY.
MR. CHUKS BRUCE.
PHONE: +234 8055968045


DHL COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR.
Thanks for your Co-operation.
For the Ikeja Branch Manager
DHL Express Services Lagos Nigeria

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