419 scam: "Mr. Johnson Dossou" <victoriawillie369@yahoo.com> YOUR ATM VISA CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION BY DHL COURIER COMPANY.

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "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)
- "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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- +22999343999 (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.
- johnsondossou312@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Johnson Dossou" <victoriawillie369@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: johnsondossou312@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 17:15:21 -0000
Subject: YOUR ATM VISA CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION BY DHL COURIER COMPANY.

YOUR ATM VISA CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION BY DHL COURIER COMPANY.

Iâ€™m Mr. Johnson Dossou the new appointed Postman of Regular DHL courier
branched at Cotonou Benin. I resumed this office on 13th,October , 2016.
On going through the files of the previous records of this office, I
discovered that there are six parcels containing ATM cards each one
attached with an email address of the owner on it. The former appointee of
this office (Alhaji Ahmed Musa Jr.) failed to carry out the delivery as it
was instructed and programmed. Probably, one of his reasons for not
carrying out the delivery was that you have not provided your postal
address to him for the completion of the delivery as he remarked.

According to the content recorded in each file, the ATM card was deposited
by one Senior Evangelist Mathew Peterson who died one year back as a
charity foundation parcel to each of the six of you. On the statement he
wrote on the list, he stated that each of the aforementioned ATM cards
contains the sum of US$10.500,000.00 ( Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) and he found your email contacts as reputable and
capable persons that can use the charity awarded ATM Cards to change the
lives of people.

Meanwhile, I've made the arrangement of posting the six parcels through
Regular DHL courier to the six of you to your respective mailing
addresses.

Am also sending the same message of the same content to six of you that
own the six abandoned ATM CARDS each at the same time. If found in spam
folder, it could be due to your Internet Service Provider, ISP. So move to
your inbox before your reply.

I went to our head office at Cotonou Benin and reported the issue of the
discovered six ATM cards in my office and they verified it and gave me the
veto order to carry out the delivery immediately you reconfirm your
mailing address to this office in order for us to mail the ATM CARD
directly to you after Postal Stamp of the parcel. Note, below information
is officially needed for posting of the ATM CARD ASAP.

YOUR FULL NAME ____
YOUR ADDRESS____
YOUR AGE______
YOUR CITY_______
YOUR STATE_____
YOUR COUNTRY_____
YOUR HOME PHONE______
YOUR CELL PHONE_____
Your occupation____
Your passport id____
Your postal code____
Nearest Airport____

We shall post your ATM Card once you update us with the above info and you
shall be given a tracking number, that is, the Track and Trace number of
your parcel once it is posted to your mailing address, so as to enable you
track your parcel to know exactly when it will arrive to your mailing
address.

Remain blessed as I'll be looking forward to receiving your immediate
response.
YOUR ATM VISA CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION BY DHL COURIER.

Regards,
Mr. Johnson Dossou,
Postman, Regular DHL courier Cotonou Benin
For urgent call;(+229 99 34 39 99)
johnsondossou312@yahoo.com

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