419 scam: officials <officialss813@gmail.com> DHL Courier, Cotonou, Benin Republic du branch.

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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:
- "insurance fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "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.
- +22961134373 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: officials <officialss813@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 22:40:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject: DHL Courier, Cotonou, Benin Republic du branch.

Dear Customer:

We have sent you many emails without response, DHL Courier Company Benin branch wish to inform you that your package with registration CODE ( DCJKT00678G) is now ready to deliver to you as authorized by the depositor of your package Mrs. Buffington Anthony U.N Secretary to this Company and we can assure you that we are experts and will commence the delivery of your package to your doorstep as soon as you comply with our mode of delivery system, Your package is properly sealed registered and will be deliver to you within 24hours as the depositor registered the package along with some vital documents required by DHL Courier Company under delivery rules and regulation to effect the delivery to your destination without any further delay.

At the same time writing to confirm the fact if you are (Dead) Or (Alive)? Because Mr. Jude Betsy came to our office stated that you are dead and failure to reply back in the next 24hrs simply means what Mr. Jude Betsy said was right that you are dead. And Mr. Jude Betsy has agreed to pay the needed valued of $125 dollars required for the insurance fee of your consignment box, but we have not gotten the fee from him yet as we want to find out if you are dead or not, so if you are still (alive) you are advice in your own best interest to reply back within 24hrs.

We received our Delivery fee from the depositor Mrs. Buffington Anthony. The only fee you have to pay is the insurance fee only.

According to the insurance fee, The delivery of your package to your destination will cost you sum of $125.00 usd only, and the fee should send to our account officer Frank Mozie via Money Gram only with the following details.

Receivers name===== Frank Mozie
Country============Benin republic
City===============cotonou
Text question=======How Long
Text answers======= 24hrs
Amount============$125 dollars
mtcn number=======?

After you made the payment, send us the information below.

Sender's Name:
Reference number:
Text question & Answer:
Sender's Address:
State/City:
Tel #:

REGISTRATION CODE; ( DCJKT00678G)
SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS,
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/;
TAG NO # DHLXX441122
BATCH NO # DHLCMPLN11144

DHL-Director
Mr. Frank Mozie
Tell-+229-6113-4373.

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