419 scam: "mr. william Anthony" <"www."@lion.ocn.ne.jp> FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "dhldelivery12@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +22966671756 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "mr. william Anthony" <"www."@lion.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "mr. william Anthony" <dhldelivery12@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 18:42:10 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
St. Peter Catholic Church Porto-Novo
MICROSOFT OFFICE, Benin Republic
Date 22/11/17.

Attn My Dear Friend ,
You are Welcome to the Desk of Mr.Anthony William, Staff Ministry of Finance Federal Republique Of Benin.
I am Contacting You in regard of your Funds which we Conclude to Release to you after the meeting in ECOWAS Court Head Office Abuja FTC Nigeria, we Receive an instruct From Justice Binta Nyako, Panel Of ECOWAS Court to release you File immediately, I have paid the fee for your cheque draft and i took it to the ECO BANK PLC to confirm it then the Manager of the Bank MR BENARD UGO told me that before the check can get to you it will expire on the way and if it expired it will become useless so He advice me to convert $5.5m (FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) into cash and pack it into the strong iron box and deposit it in DHL EXPRESS DELIVERY COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC to deliver it in cash to you. and i did it as he advice me because he is a banker he knows the durability of any foreign check or draft.

I deposited the said package in the DHL Delivery Company as an cotton materials for security reasons. This is the registration Number of your Package Fed/122p/mtm/2007Zip Code;0113388 so do not let the company to know the real contents of the package so that they can deliver it to you safely.

I want you to contact the company immediately with the following in formations though i give them your information but you need to reconfirm it to them.Below is the required information you need to give them now,
The delivery charges has been paid but i did not pay their official keeping fees since they refused.

They refused and the reason is that they do not know when you are going to contact them and dumurrage might have increase.They told me that their official keeping fees is $55 per day AND will start counting after two days its deposited and I deposited it Today 10th Nov.2017.

Please You are Advise to Contact the Delivery Company with the Demanded information Below.

1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.HOME ADDRESS .
3.YOUR COUNTRY
4.YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT
5.YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
A COPY OF YOUR PHOTO
7.YOUR AGE AND MARITAL STATUS
8.YOUR OCCUPATION

All these things is needed from you now to submit to the company for urgent delivery of your package contains $5.5m Please contact the delivery company immediately and reconfirm the above info to them to enable their agent locate you when he arrived in your country.

Below is the company contact info.

Email: dhldelivery12@outlook.com
Tel:+229-666 717 56
Dr.Henry Goodman Director General
DHL Express Delivery Cotonou Benin Republic.
Please contact the company immediately you receive this email so that your package will leave tonight to be deliver to you.

Get back to me as soon as you receive your package from the company.
God Bless you.
Mr.Anthony William

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