419 scam: "Donald Benson"<bts4312@yahoo.com> SPAM 10.7 CONTACT THE COURIER FOR THE 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:

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:
- "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 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.
- drlewisknd@excite.co.uk (Excite, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- director incharge of delivering unit e-maill address....(drlewisknd@excite.co.uk) office mail...(dhldirectoroffice@excite.co.uk) note (Excite; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Donald Benson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dirkennedylewis@excite.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 03:37:22 +0100
Subject: SPAM 10.7 CONTACT THE COURIER FOR THE DELIVERY

This is the good news for you about your long awaited fund. the company new excutives has mandated the
deliverying unit to dispatch all the old deposited packages at lowest price with immediate effect ,following our
failliure in the past to complette this delivery we wishes to inform you about the good news that you are only
going to pay just 50% of your total fee and the package must be deliver to you within 48 hours after the
payment, this new gifted delivery will only last till the last day of August 2010 take note that your package
depositors name is william smith,the cash was packaged in a small box by the bank and the registration
number is xqd7819-sc,therefore contact the courier company by reconfirming your right info to them. such as
your name,your personel phone number,and your house address,the new courier contact person is
Rev Peter Tudor as the director incharge of delivering unit
E-maill address....(drlewisknd@excite.co.uk)
office mail...(dhldirectoroffice@excite.co.uk)
Note this- your urgent response will be appreciated as it will be a mass delivery in three occations.the only
fee is the 50% of your old total fee therefore contact them and pay your 50% gifted fee immediately
yours Donald Benson

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