419 scam: OFFICE MAIL <ap@sc-groupe.com> BLESSINGS TO THIS EMAIL OWNER

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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:
- "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. )
- "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)
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- dhloffice.canada@post.cz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: OFFICE MAIL <ap@sc-groupe.com>
Reply-To: dhloffice.canada@post.cz
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 22:57:49 +0100
Subject: BLESSINGS TO THIS EMAIL OWNER

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Hello my dear In Christ, Hope this Email Gets to you In Good Health,!
How are you Doing! I am sorry that I could not email you since few
months Now, the reason is that I finally found some one from United
state whom helped me to receive the Seventy-Nine Million USD With His
bank. right now I am USA with my KIDS, and I don't forget your effort
for Trying helping me to receive the money. but due to the urgency of my
traveling, I could not wait or reach you but I drop a Cash consignment
Box worth the sum of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand USD $2,500,000,00
USD to The DHL Delivery company In Ontario Canada. They will Deliver the
consignment to you as soon as you contact them.

However you can contact the DHL Office whenever you want and ask them to
commence with the delivery of the Cash consignment To your address. I
have already paid the delivery charges of the cash consignment Box. The
Key and password of the Consignment is inside An Envelope which also was
deposited with DHL Office. The only Money you will pay to them is their
Security Keeping fee which I don't know how much it will accumulate
before you contact them. I will advise you to contact them as soon as
you Receive this email To avoid much charges.

Here is the deposit information below
Director Name: Dir. Andrew Williams
Office email: <dhloffice.canada@post.cz>
Phone: +1-870-788-0405
Deposit Code : (#DHL#762)

I want you to inform me as soon as you Receive the Funds from DHL Office
and Please make sure you use the Deposit Code as Your subject when you
are contacting them for identification. Once again make sure you include
the code (#DHL#762) in any of your email to them. Thank you for your
Effort my Good Bless Friend and make sure you inform me once you Receive
the compensation cash. May God Lead you.

Regards
Ms. Linnet Frazier Deily

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