419 scam: Debra Willson <info@debra.com> Your Delivery

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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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
- fdex.uk@hotmail.co.uk (Hotmail, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Debra Willson <info@debra.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fedex.ng@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:30:42 -0500
Subject: Your Delivery

Greetings,

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your
Bank Draft of ($2,000, 000. 00 USD) I did not hear from you
since then, so i deposited the Bank Draft with FedEx Delivery Service
in UK, I've travelled out of the country for a 3 months course. Contact FedEx
for the delivery of your Check immediately to avoid reaching
the expiring date. Contact them with your full names, address
and telephone numbers.

Dispatch Director
Mr.Daniel J. Cole
Email Address: fdex.uk@hotmail.co.uk

I have paid for the Insurance and delivery charge. The only
money you will send to them is $435 USD, being the security
keeping fee of the company so far, I would have paid that but
they said no because they were not sure of when you will be
contacting them for the delivery should incase of demurrage.

So contact them right away and rememberto send them their
$435 USD for immediate action.

Regards.
Dr. Debra Willson

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