419 scam: "Contact person," <dhl_couriercompany2@ymail.com> From Embassy U.S. Citizen Services

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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:
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Contact person," <dhl_couriercompany2@ymail.com>
Reply-To: deliveryagent7@prokonto.pl
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:00:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Embassy U.S. Citizen Services

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Embassy

U.S.
Citizen Services

Visas
to the U.S.

U.S.
Policy & Issues

Resources

Franè“·is

Â
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Â U.S.
Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington , DC
20520.

HELLO

Â This is to bring to your
noticeÂ that We have finally succeeded in
getting your package worth of $1.6million out of delivery your consignment with
the help of Mr James George Attorney General of Federal High Court of Justice
BENIN REPUBLICÂ which act as your foreign Attorney representative here in BENIN
REPUBLIC
Â
So every necessary arrangement
has been made successfully with the Agent Eric Toha of the Consignment Box and
every Documents guiding your delivery is well updated so you are advice to
re-confirm your full delivery information to the Agent right now as he is
currently at Atlantic City International Airport, New Jersey, (USA) with your
Consignment Box, As he called me this morning to inform me that he misplaced
your delivery address which he had.
Â
So you are advice to reconfirm
your full delivery information to the diplomat and call him with this number
659-223-7047 so as to have easy conversation with him and to enable you give him
full direction to get your Consignment Box delivered to you and hand you over
your Consignment Box safe and sound, Furthermore you are advice to be very fast
as the Agent Eric Toha has no time to waste due to his flight
ticket,
So the Information you are
Required to Reconfirm to the Agent is as Follow.

(1)Your Full
Name=============
(2)Mobile Phone Number======
(3)Current Home
Address========
(4)Fax
Number================
(5)Country====================
(6)City======================
(7)Nearest
Airport ==============as he is at Atlantic City International Airport, New
Jersey, (USA) right now because of the Searching and Scanning of the Consignment
which made him to misplace your address
(8)A Copy of Your I D For
Identification.driving licence
So contact him via his email
address,
Â
Contact person,
Name- Agent Eric
Toha
E-mail Address (deliveryagent7@prokonto.pl)
Contact number 659-223-7047

So contact him to deliver
your Consignment box first thing tomorrow morning possibly today, So get back to
us immediately you contact the Agent to make sure that your fund has getting to
you without any hitch,
Furthermore remember the Agent
delivering the Consignment Box does not know the content of that consignment box
is money, Because the Attorney which represented you registered it as a family
value to avoid hitch during the delivery so unknown circumstances should you let
him know the content of that consignment box is to avoid lost of your fund as
your Consignment was Sign and Stamp by Federal Ministry of Justice to make sure
that it is protected until it gets to you.
Regards
.Yours In Service,

Â

Dr.Mrs.
Mary-Rose Wright,

Assistant
Secretary of U.S State for African Affairs
Â Benin
Republic.

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