419 scam: "Mr.Lawrence Peter" <online081@tim.it> Good Day To you dear valued customer

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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:
- "demurrage " (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. )
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- +22998914872 (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.
- dhlexpcomp@mail2www.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Lawrence Peter" <online081@tim.it>
Reply-To: dhlEXPcomp@mail2www.com
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 18:25:19 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Good Day To you dear valued customer

Good Day To you dear valued customer

This is to bring to your notice that because of the impossibility of your
funds transfer from UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA) that we have credited your
total fund of $2,500,000.00 Legitimate USD into an ATM VISA card, and we have
paid the delivery fee of your ATM VISA card to you, we paid it because your ATM
VISA card worth of $2,500,000.00 which we have registered for delivery, has
less than 15 days to expire and it is now in the custody of the DHL Company and
when it expires, the money will go into federal government treasury account
which means you will never have the opportunity again to receive it.

For that reason. we decided to help you pay off the money so that your ATM VISA
card will not expire, because we trust that when you receive this your ATM VISA
card, definitely you must pay us back and even compensate us for helping you.
Like we stated earlier, the delivery charges has been paid ,therefore the only
money you were advice to send to them is their official security keeping fees
of $75 USD every day.

Like I stated earlier, the crediting re-activation, delivery and the company
registration charges has been paid by me, but I did not pay their official
security keeping fees since they refused, they refused and the reason is that
they do not know when you are going to contact them and the demurrage might
have increased by then, They told me that their official security keeping fees
is $75.USD per a day,and I deposited it yesterday being 13th of September 2017.
Here are some of our customers whose funds was loaded into an ATM CARD and was
delivered by thesame DHL COMPANY which we are now directing you to contact and
below is the name and the tracking number

MR.OSAMA YUSUF AHMED MUSTAFA 5989379045 DHL TRACKING NUMBER
MR.WILLIAM COX 2139035286 DHL TRACKING FOR MR WILLIAM COX
MR.JON LANGSHAW 1198101586 DHL TRACKING FOR MR JON LANSHAW.

We decided to list some of our customers to you whose items was delivered to
them successfully so that you woudn't have any doubt in your mind about DHL
COMPANY SERVICE because there service is efficient and reliable that is why we
always recommend it to many of our customers who may found it hard to receive
their funds through BANK TO BANK wire transfer for their inability to meet up
with the demand of the bank.You can track it with their website www.dhl.comfor
you to confrm.

Therefore you should contact them with the below contact
information;

Company name; DHL Express Customer Service.
Logistic Manager:Chris W Long
dhlEXPcomp@mail2www.com
Phone: +22998914872

Try to contact them today and also send them the security
official security keeping charge to avoid increasing of their fees and let me
know once you receive this your ATM VISA CARD.

Contact them today with your full information requested below;

Your Full Name;.......................................
Your Country;..........................................
Your Residence Home Address;..........................
A Copy of You Identification............................
Your Direct Phone ;......................................
Your Cell;.......................................
Age/Sex;.................................................

Try to indicate all this codes to them because it will prove that you are the
rightful person that own the ATM visa card deposited in their custody.

Shipment Code awb :33xzs,
ATM Card Registered Code No xgt442:
Security Code sctc:2001dhx:567:
Transaction Code 233:cstc:101:33028:
Certificate Deposit code: sctc:bun.xxiv:78:01
Depositor:Mr Lawrence Peter
Manager of UBA Bank Plc

This is to avoid wrong delivery, do that urgent to avoid increase of their
keeping fees and let us know once you receive your ATM VISA CARD.

Yours sincerely,

Mr.Lawrence Peter
Manager of UBA Bank
Of Africa Benin Republic

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