419 scam: JAMES ANDERSON <DHL@dhl.com> DHL EXPRESS DELIVERY

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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:
- "required 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. )
- "security keeping 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. )
- "western union" (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. )
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- +22999296257 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: JAMES ANDERSON <DHL@dhl.com>
Reply-To: ja254446@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2015 15:49:04 +0000
Subject: DHL EXPRESS DELIVERY

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DHL EXPRESS DELIVERY

DHL International Benin

DHL International Benin
Lot No. 23 Patte D'Oie
03 BP 2147
Cotonou
+229-99296257
YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT OUR OFFICE IN HOUSTON TEXAS USA,,

Mailing Address:
PO Box 61010
1 Slater Dr # 8, Elizabethport,
NJ 07206
United States
CALL OR SMS +12813061553, +19802482626
ATTENTION BENEFICIARY...

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL MESSAGE COMING TO YOU FROM THE DHL FIRST CLASS
DELIVERY BENIN REPUBLIC..
YOUR ATM CARD WORTH OF $55.5 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR THAT WAS
INITIALLY DEPOSITED BY THE UNITED BANK OF AFRICA
YOUR WINNING PRIZE..
WHICH YOU REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE DELIVERY FEE HAS BEEN TAKING CARE OF
BY THE OFFICIAL TEAM OF THE DHL,
THE FEE WAS PAID SO THAT YOU WILL BE ASSURED THAT YOUR NOT BEEN
DEFRAUDED OR SCAMMED IN ANY WAY...

THIS IS OUR OFFICIAL EMAIL..YOUR ATM CARD HAS BEEN MOVED UNITED STATE
OVER 4 MONTHS AGO, AS I WRITE THIS MAIL TO YOU...
I PERSONALLY ORDERED FOR IT TO BE DELIVERED TO OUR OFFICE IN HONOLULU
HAWAII IN UNITED STATE.. TO OUR AGENT BY THE NAME
MR RONALD HIGH TOWER...IT HAS BEEN UNDERGOING VERIFICATION FROM THE
FBI AND THE INTERNATIONAL MONITORING DEPARTMENT. AND IT HAS FINALLY
BEEN APPROVED TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU.

SO MR RONALD WILL PERSONALLY DELIVER THIS PARCEL TO YOUR ADDRESS....
REMEMBER THAT IM AN HONORABLE MAN AND I ALWAYS KEEP MY HANDS STRAIGHT
AND CLEAN...
I MAKE MY DELIVERY SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM OR WHATS SO EVER....
AND MY DELIVERY HAS NEVER NEVER BEEN DISTURBED BY ANY SECURITY
AGENCIES ,,CUSTOM, FBI, IMF,,,,
ITS ONLY FAKE OFFICIALS THAT ASK FOR PER.PAYMENT FROM A BENEFICIARY....

THE ONLY FEE THAT DHL COMPANY WILL ASK FROM YOU IS ONLY THE DELIVERY
FEE AND THE SECURITY KEEPING FEE....

I ASKED FOR THE CARD TO LEAVE THIS AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO UNITED STATE
WHERE IT WILL BE SAFE TILL YOU CAN BE ABLE TO RECEIVE IT..
GREEDY OFFICIALS ARE IN BENIN AND NIGERIAN,. AND THEY HAVE STARTED
PLANNING ON HOW TO DIVERT YOUR LOADED ATM CARD
THAT WAS WHEN MY SECRETARY CALLED ME TO INFORM ME ABOUT THERE EVIL
PLANS TO STEAL YOUR CARD. SO I IMMEDIATELY ASKED THE DELIVERY AGENT TO
TAKE IT TO HAWAII IN UNITED STATE TO A TRUSTED AGENT THAT WILL DELIVER
IT TO YOUR ADDRESS.....

REMEMBER THE COMPANY INSISTED THAT YOU PAY FOR THE DELIVERY FEE AND
THE SECURITY FEE AS WELL BEFORE YOU CAN BE ABLE TO RECEIVE YOUR CARD
FROM THE AGENT IN HAWAII.....
I ALREADY TOOK CARE OF THE DELIVERY FEE,,SO THE ONLY FEE YOU WILL PAY
IS JUST THE SECURITY FEE WHICH IS JUST $120 USD..

TO PROVE TO YOU THAT IM A WORTHY MAN.....
HERE IS YOUR TRACKING NUMBER... 70 9489 8576
YOU CAN TRACK YOUR PACKAGE HERE... http://www.dhl.com

PLEASE AND PLEASE TRY AND TRACK IT SO THAT YOU WILL BELIEVE ME,,PLEASE
SEND THE SECURITY FEE IMMEDIATELY SO THAT NOTHING WILL EVER DELAY THE
DELIVERY OK,AS YOU KNOW,YOUR CARD HAS BEEN HERE FOR MONTHS.AND THE
EXPIRATION DATE IS VERY CLOSE, SO YOU DON'T WASTE TIME..
ONCE YOU RECEIVE THE CARD..QUICKLY TRANSFER EVERY FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OK..

SEND THE REQUIRED FEE TO OUR AGENT HERE IN BENIN USING WESTERN UNION,
OR MONEY GRAM

RECEIVERS NAME... VICTOR MOSES
COUNTRY.. BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY.. PORTO NOVO
AMOUNT.. $120 usd..
TEXT QUESTION.. SECURITY
TEXT ANSWER.. FEE

The ATM offers a convenient secure and widely acceptable . At the ATM
you can do the Following.
CASH WITHDRAWAL:
BALANCE INQUIRY:
PIN CHANGE:
MINI STATEMENT(LAST 10 TRANSACTIONS)*
FUNDS TRANSFER (BETWEEN CARD HOLDERS)
BILL PAYMENT*
AIRTIME PURCHASE

PAYMENT TERMS: We do not accept cash upon delivery (COD) proposal for
such package Air sure charge for onward delivery must be paid through
our choice of service to our office as instructed within a period of
five working days after the receipt of this mail.

NOTE: Your prize is protected by a hard cover insurance policy, which
makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it can
be remitted and delivered to you. This means that the above charges
cannot be deducted from the ATM-CARD and hence must be provided by you
because you are an international winner (i.e different Country, before
your prize is deliver to you. This is in accordance with section (999)
of the national act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3rd july 2002 by
the constitutional assembly.This is to protect winners and to avoid
misappropriation of CARD. Also, we have undertaken a hard cover
insurance in-case of loss, damage or theft of your highly sensitive
document. We assume all responsibilities in-case of any eventualities.
All orders not delivered within Four (4) working days from this
communication will be returned. Please ensure that you confirm your
delivery address.

Please be informed that delivery will be made to your address in
maximum 72 hours (3 working days) after our confirmation of this payment

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