419 scam: "MR DANIEL ROCK"<hendrixrainer08@discuz.org> $2,000,000.00USD CHECK ON YOUR NAME

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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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- hermescourier.xpress@hotmail.co.uk (Hotmail, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR DANIEL ROCK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hermescourier.xpress@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:56:50 +0100
Subject: $2,000,000.00USD CHECK ON YOUR NAME

My Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund released and transferred to Deutsche Bank Germany, under the cooperation of a new partner. Presently I'm in Germany, where she assisted to deposit the money, and the money has been currently deposited with DEUTSCHE BANK GERMANY.
I will soon finish my investment projects with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now Contact The Hermers Courier Service United Kingdom,
Name: Mr Hendrix Rainer
Email: hermescourier.xpress@hotmail.co.uk

Ask him to send you the total sum of USD$2,000.000.00 which I mapped out for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. Note that already, I have written a Cashier Check worth of that value on your behalf, I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touched with The Courier Service (Mr Hendrix Rainer) I instruct him to send the Cashier Check to you.

In other not to make any error on the Cashier check I have instructed
Mr Hendrix Rainer from the Hermers Courier Service to insert your full name as soon as you get back to him.

Please, do let me know immediately if you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings, and stress at that time, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to (Mr Hendrix Rainer) on your behalf to release the cashier check to you, so feel free to get in touch with him and he will send the bank cashier
check to you without any delay, I am now a happy man in life.

Thanks, And Remain Blessed,Daniel Rock

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