419 scam: "Mr james Williams"<jameswilliams200989@yahoo.com> CONTACT DHL FOR YOUR CORPORATE VISA CARD APPROVAL!!!

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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:

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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "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. )
- "cotonou" (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.
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.
- +22998589889 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr james Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dhl_express_com@qatar.io>
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:30:31 +0100
Subject: CONTACT DHL FOR YOUR CORPORATE VISA CARD APPROVAL!!!

Attn: Beneficiary

This to acknowledge you that your e-mail id was found among those that have been scammed, and your compensation have been approved from the supreme high court here in Benin.To this regard, we have been asked to contact you by the Benin president on how to send you the (USD$1,500,000.00) united state dollars in an ATM card through DHL courier company.
So you are advice to contact DHL with your full Contact information such as;

Your home address.......
Telephone number.........
Your occupation...........
Country........................
Zip code....................
With your international passport, driving licence or state I.D
Card........

For more information on how to have the money sent to you because many people complain about scamming every day from Benin and we are trying to stop this fraudulent activities here in Benin. I assure you that it will stop because we are now working with internet bodies such as YAHOOMAIL, HOTMAIL and also the united state FBI and Benin police with Benin EFCC so that scam can be eradicated in this country.

I want you to remember your fund code which follows bellow, and was given to you by the high court of Benin, the code is (Be74678FGN) I want you to keep this code, because this code will alert you any day you receive a scam e-mail from this country.As soon as you contact DHL with your full contact information as requested, they will be forwarding everything to the Benin presidency office to issue out your award certificate as the rightful beneficiary.
Contact DHL for your ATM card with the below informaton;

Johnson Peter
DHL International Benin
Lot No. 23 Patte D'Oie
03 BP 2147
Cotonou
Email:(dhl_express_com@qatar.io)
Tel: +229 98589889

Contact them regarding the ATM card to be delivered to you by DHL courier service also beneficiaries will be responsible for shipping fees so as to avoid any scam and the fees is just only $280.00. You will receive an ATM card from DHL because as soon as you contact them, they will alert the united state bureau and also your state police for the ATM card to be delivered to you without any restriction and problem when the card get to you in your location area.

Thanks.
Best Regard.
Mr.James williams

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