419 scam: =?UTF-8?Q?Dato=E2=80=99_Sri_Abdul_Alias?= <aziziabdul0967@gmail.com> Attn Dear Beneficiary,

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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:
- "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. )
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- d.company77@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?Q?Dato=E2=80=99_Sri_Abdul_Alias?= <aziziabdul0967@gmail.com>
Reply-To: d.company77@aol.com
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 19:57:55 -0800
Subject: Attn Dear Beneficiary,

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Attn Dear Beneficiary,
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Bank Draft
worth $7.8 Million USD, but I did not hear from you for couple of Months
now. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or
getting near to expire and Dr. Brian Moynihan, the Chief Executive
Officer Bank of America told me that before the draft will get to your
hand that it will expire. So I told him to credit the $7.8 Million USD
into ATM Master Card to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I
will be out of the country for a 7 Months Course and I will not come
back till 18th August 2022.

Therefore, I have registered your ATM CARD of ($7.8 Million USD) with
DHL Delivery Service with registration code of (Q8JKH042G). Please
Contact with your delivery information such as, Your Full Name, Your
Address, a Copy of Your ID Card and Your Telephone Number: For your
information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium.

The only money you will send to the DHL COURIER SERVICES to deliver your
ATM Card direct to your postal Address in your country is ($105.00 US)
only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. I would
have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will
contact them and in case of demurrage.

Contact DHL COURIER SERVICES now for the delivery of your ATM Card with
this information bellow;

Director's Name: Mr. Greg Hewitt
Company's Name: DHL COURIER SERVICE
Email Address: d.company77@aol.com

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and
ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your
package over there and know when it will get to your address. Let me
repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to
avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping
fee of $105.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.

Note this. The DHL COURIER SERVICES don't know the contents of the
Envelop. They did not know the contents was ATM Master Card. this is to
avoid them delaying with the Envelop. Don't let them know that the
Envelop contents ATM Master Card okay.

Thanks And Remained Blessed

Yours Most Faithfully,
Datoâ€™ Sri Abdul Alias

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