419 scam: williams mark <"www."@themis.ocn.ne.jp> WELCOME TO DHL 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:
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "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)
- "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.
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.
- +22968505036 (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.
- w.dhldeliverycompany@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: williams mark <"www."@themis.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: williams mark <dhldeliveringcompany90@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 21:24:42 +0900 (JST)
Subject: WELCOME TO DHL COMPANY

WELCOME TO DHL COMPANY SERVICES BENIN REPUBLIC BRANCH
23 Patte D'Oie 03 BP 2147 Cotonou, Plot 1261, Adeola Hopewell Street
C/B/REP,
CPEL/OWN/987SDHL6. Registration # RRRRRRRRFSC1133 -
TAG # DHLXX441122 - BATCH # DHLCMPLN11144, TELL: +229 68-50-50-36
DHL CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: (w.dhldeliverycompany@gmail.com)
website. . . . . . . www.dhl.com

ATTENTION DEAR

My name is williams mark the Agent of DHL Delivery Service.
I want to let you know that I was at los Angeles International Airport,
southwestern Los Angeles area along the Pacific Ocean between the
neighborhood of Westchester with your consignment box worth sum of $4.5
million usd, which I suppose to
deliver to your address by now but I was stopped by the airport authority
on my arrival and they are demanding for international Delivery Permit
certificat from you as the origin of the consignment which i do not have
with me. The airport authority are demanding
for $250 Dollars to obtain the needed permit here in New York. However,bout
i
spoke with my director and he contact the IMF to know how much it will
cost you
to obtain it in West Africa and IMF told him that to obtain the needed
permit it will cost the sum of $105 (us) Dollar only.

morover I presented the Airway Bill from DHL office and Insurance
certificate but they refused. I asked the security in charge mr John
Edward the reason of all these delay because the entire necessary
documents were complete and your consignment box
was not stopped in my country because the authority over
there in Africa did not demand for such certificate and he did not
detailed the reasonable answer than its illegal to enter the country
with the Unknown Package without the International
Delivery Permit certificate At the moment I decided to contact you
because The chief security officer Edward told me that it will cost you sum
of$250 USD to obtain this certificate in USA but it will only cost $105
USD to get it over there in Benin Republic.

Kindly get back to me with your full information such as the folowing

(1)Your Full Name=============

(2)Mobile Phone Number========

(3)Current Home Address=======

(4)City=======================

(5)Nearest Airport ===========

Here is the information you will use to send the $$105 Dollar in Benin
republic through WESTERN
UNION or MONEY GRAM.

Receiver Name=====Bright Eze
Country====Benin Republic
City======Cotonou
Question====A
Answer======B
Amount====$$105 usd

Make sure you send the $$105 Dollar and forward me the Mtcn Number?s as
soon as you make the payment .

Best Regards,
williams mark

or if you can pay in (us) then i will ask the chief security for his account
information

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