419 scam: "Mr. James Andrew Williams" <officef1023@gmail.com> THE OFFICER IN NY DHL DELIVERY COMPANY

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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:
- "insurance 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. )
- "western union" (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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. James Andrew Williams" <officef1023@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr. James Andrew Williams" <mrwilliams93@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 05:58:59 +0900 (JST)
Subject: THE OFFICER IN NY DHL DELIVERY COMPANY

DELIVERY HIGH LEVEL
FROM: Mr. James Andrew
THE OFFICER IN NY DHL DELIVERY COMPANY
230-19 Rockaway Blvd, Springfield Gardens, NY 11413, USA
Telephone: +1 {917-336-5065}

OFFICIAL NOTICE: My Name is Mr. James Andrew Williams, the Officer in Charge Delivery Highly Level here in 230-19 Rockaway Blvd, Springfield Gardens, NY 11413, USA.

This is to inform you that we have received a package containing an ATM Card worth US$10.5m from Mr. Ben S. Bernanke / Mrs. Janet Yellen the New Chairman Director Bank Federal Reserve Board New York and we have been instructed to Deliver the Package to you without any further delay. Meanwhile i am very happy to let you know that the Delivery fee of your package has been paid by the Bank Federal Reserve Board New York where your Fund was approved, so you don't have to pay for any Delivery fee again, the only thing remaining right now is the insurance Coverage fee of your package which you are to settle before your package will be Delivered to you.

Note that we can not take the Risk of Delivering your package to you without insuring it because we can not Afford to pay for any lost or Damage in the process of Delivering your package to you, you are persuaded to try and understand the Situation at Hand. However The Tracking Number of your package will be issued to you as soon as we receive the insurance fee of $380.00 from you, so You are hereby advised to proceed to any Western Union Office Or Money Gram and send the insurance coverage fee of $380.00 to enable us proceed with the final delivery to your Door Step.

Below is the official payment information you will use to send the Insurance Charges of $380.00 Via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram, bear in mind that all you will ever have to spend to receive your ATM Card is $380.00 Nothing more Nothing less.

DHL WESTERN UNION PAYMENT DETAILS

RECEIVER'S NAME: Gloria V. Morgan
STATE: New York
COUNTRY: United States of America
ZIP CODE: 11433
AMOUNT: $380

We Guarantee the receipt of your ATM CARD WORTH 10.5M to be successfully Delivered to you within the next 24hrs after confirmation receipt of the insurance fee of $380USD.

Note: You are required to reconfirm the following Details below to avoid any Wrong Delivery of your Card as soon as you send the fee okay.

1. Your full Name:
2. Delivery Address:
3. Your Direct Tell, Cell:
4. A Copy of your ID or ID Numbers for Identification:
5. Nearest Airport:

Be advised that this is the only delay we have now and you must do what you can, to comply with the fee so that we can get this done Tomorrow Morning, so do get back to us when you have send the fee as well, Your package will be sent to you upon confirmation receipt of the fee. We are so sure of everything and we are giving you a 100% Money back Guarantee if you do not receive your ATM Card within the next 24hrs after you have made the payment for the insurance.

Forward The Western Union MTCN And Also The Senders Information To This Office Once The Payment Is Made So That We Can Get Your Package Insured And Proceed With The Delivery Of Your Package To Your Door Steps.

Reply back to us accordingly; we wait for your expedite response.

Truly Yours
REGARD
Mr. James Andrew Williams
THE OFFICER IN NY DHL DELIVERY COMPANY
230-19 Rockaway Blvd, Springfield Gardens, NY 11413, USA

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