419 scam: "Mrs.Rose Hodonou (ESQ)."<office.file@xtra.co.nz> Re. Contact FedEx Express Delivery For your Cash Deposit 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:
- "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)
- "million us 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)
- "does not know the contents of the box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +22997811829 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- ffedexexpressdelivery@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Rose Hodonou (ESQ)." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ffedexexpressdelivery@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:11:44 +0200
Subject: Re. Contact FedEx Express Delivery For your Cash Deposit Consignment.

My Dear,

I am Miss.Rose Hodnou , secretary to Rev. Chris Bello, director (OAU) Department of Financial admin.

However, International Monetary Fund (IMF) finally reimbursed your international bank draft of the sum of $4.5Million Us Dollars into cash, due to the expiry mandate of the international bank draft. International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued reimbursement approval of the international bank draft into cash bond,and the cash is in a sealed box, deposited with FedEx Express Delivery for shipment to your delivery address.

Bellow is the contact information's of FedEx Express Delivery shipment director.

Contact Person: Dr.Allen Bank

Email: ffedexexpressdelivery@yahoo.fr

Tel: +229-97811829.

Try to indicate all this CODES to them because it will prove that you are the rightful person that own the Consignment Box deposited in their custody.

SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS,
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/;
TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028/;
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE; SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01

Note; The International Fedex Express Delivery, does not know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a Box of ''Scientific apparatus''. They don't know the true content; $4.5Million. This is to avoid them from delaying with the Box .Don't disclose the content of the Box.

Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director of International Fedex Express Delivery Company, Dr. Allen Bank, with the e-mail address given to you today and try to contact them with your personal information as listed bellow;

Full Name-------------------------
Home address-------------------
Current Phone-------------------
Country---------------------------
Passport--------------------------
Occupation-----------------------
Sex---------------------------------
Age---------------------------------

Best Regards,

Mrs.Rose Hodonou (ESQ).

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