419 scam: "DHL GHANA"<bernie_marle@126.com> DHL Company has arrived your destination with your consignment..gg

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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:
- "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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "contact the diplomat" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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.
- h.qq533@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DHL GHANA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <h.qq533@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:57:12 -0000
Subject: DHL Company has arrived your destination with your consignment..gg

Attn:,

We wish to inform you that the diplomatic agent conveying the consignment box valued the sum of ($2.8 Million)

United States Dollars misplaced your address and he is currently stranded at your International Airport now Jackson

Airport. We required you to reconfirm the following information below so that he can deliver your consignment box

to you today.

NAME: ==================

ADDRESS: ===============

MOBILE NO.:=============

NAME OF YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT:========

A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION :===============

COUNTRY===============

COMPANY REGISTRATION NO :EG58945

CODE NUMBER: 0140479

Also make sure that you forward your Code Number and Company Registration number to him because it is very

important to enable him locate your Package. Please do contact the diplomatic agent with the email below with the

information required. He is now in USA you can call him after sending him email.

Contact Person: Mr. Robert Martinez

Diplomatic DHL Company.

Email ,( h.qq533@gmail.com)

He is waiting to hear from you today with the information, go ahead and submit your information to the mail address.

NOTE : The Diplomatic agent does not know that the consignment contents ($2.8 Million) United States Dollars and of

no circumstances should you let him know the content. The consignments was moved from

here as African Cloths, so never allow him to open the box on till its delivered to you, call me once you have

submit the info to him.

Best Regard,

Dr: Eric Gamza

DHL Delivery

Company in Ghana

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