419 scam: Dhl Office Letter <jk8648332@gmail.com> RE:INSTRUCTION TO DELIVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT TRUNK BOX.

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "trunk box" (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 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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
- +22998766894 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Dhl Office Letter <jk8648332@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Dhl Office Letter <dhlcouriercom2011@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 00:17:37 +0900 (JST)
Subject: RE:INSTRUCTION TO DELIVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT TRUNK BOX.

Good day!
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RE:INSTRUCTION TO DELIVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT TRUNK BOX.
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After due vetting and evaluation of your file that was sent to us by the African Development Bank(ADB). Under the direct authorization of the African Union in Conjunction with the United Nations,we wish to notify you that your contract/inheritance Fund will be paid to you via Diplomatic Delivery to your home address as all means to receive your Fund through Banks had failed.

This Company has an instruction to see to the immediate release of the sum of Six Million Dollars (US$7.6M) of your claim that has been pending in a trunk box in our security vault.We were meant to understand from our findings that you have been going through hard times and passing through a lot of difficulties in seeing to the release of your fund which amounts to (Seven Million, six hundred thousand united state Dollars (US$7.6M). This has been the handwork of some dubious elements in African Development Bank (ADB).
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We advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence from anywhere concerning this fund, you don't have to pass through any difficulties to receive your fund, as you have meet up with the whole requirements. This was the reason this fund was kept in our security vault for easy delivery and conclusion of this transaction. The management of this transaction do not want you to pass through wire transfer, which you have gone through off and on and this fund was not paid to you, but for you to come down and see your fund with your two eyes.
Contact information as follow,
Contact person :Dr JOHN BROWN (Director)
TEL : +229-98766894
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Do get back to us with the following required informationâ€™s.
1) YOUR FULL NAME .........
(2) YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS..........
(3) YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER........
(4) YOUR OCCUPATION............
(5) YOUR OFFICIAL AGE.........
(6) YOUR PHOTOGRAPH .....
(7) YOUR COUNTRY.......
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Direct Cell Phone Number for easy communication Note that if no seriousness is seen from you, we have no choice but to send this fund back to our treasury as an unclaimed fund by you.
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Your urgent response is required soonest.
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Thank you for the understanding.
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We anticipate your urgent respond.
My Regard to your family
Your's sincerely,
MRS. SUSAN GRAHAM

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