419 scam: OFFICE INFO <ofile725310@gmail.com> KINDLY CONTACT DHL FOR YOUR COVID-19 WINNING PACKAGE.

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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)
- "demurrages " (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. )
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.
- dhldelhi1@bk.ru (Bk; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: OFFICE INFO <ofile725310@gmail.com>
Reply-To: oficefileinfo1@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:43:59 +0530
Subject: KINDLY CONTACT DHL FOR YOUR COVID-19 WINNING PACKAGE.

My Dear Friend.

This is to bring to your notice that you have won the World Trade
Organization and World Health Care and World Trader Organization Covid-19
compensation price. You are among the lucky individuals in our
list,authorities concluded to compensate for your patience during the
challenges of covid-19 which has affected the world economy at large. The
fund is credited into the ATM master card and handed over to DHL for
immediate delivery and the delivery charge is already paid.

The ATM-7221 US$1.5 MILLION dollar, has less three weeks to expire and when
it expires, the money will divert and forfeited into Government purse
(account).With that I decided to help you pay the money so that, the ATM
will not expire, because I know when you get your ATM definitely you must
pay me back my money and even help me out.Now i want you to contact DHL
Express Company with your Full Contact information so that they can deliver
your Card to your designated address without any delay.

Like I stated earlier, the delivery charges have 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 the
demurrages might have been increased. and I deposited it yesterday.

Below is their contact information,

Company Name: DHL Express Shipping Company
Address: 121 Mohan Singh, New Delhi India
Email: (dhldelhi1@bk.ru)
Contact Person: MR. KEN ALLAN.

Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail
to avoid adding the security keeping fee , please do contact them today to
avoid an increase of their keeping fees and let me know once you receive
your Card.

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your mailing address and direct
telephone number to them to avoid wrong delivery or any mistake. Also send
them their security keeping fee today to avoid an increase of their
keeping fees.I registered an ATM master package as a family gift and they
didn't know it contained a valuable ATM Master Card. This is to avoid them
delaying the package. Donâ€™t let them know that it contents valuable
material.

SHIPMENT CODE: FDB 33XZS
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO: XGT0283.
SECURITY CODE: SCTC//562326.

Waiting to give you payment details for the keeping fee.

Regards,
Rev.Martins Joe.

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