419 scam: "MR.Francis Duke" <wbank923@gmail.com> Your Package Delivery Is Ready

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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:
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22996622083 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mrfrancisduke@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.Francis Duke" <wbank923@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <dhlservicebeninrep@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 17:34:58 +0100
Subject: Your Package Delivery Is Ready

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Greeting

I'm Mr.Francis Duke,the new appointed Delivery man of Regular delivery
DHL
Office branched at Cotonou Benin. I assumed this office on 7th, August
2017. On going through the files of the previous records of this
office, I
discovered that there are six parcels containing ATM cards each one
attached with an email address of the owner on it. The former appointee
of
this office
(Alhaji Ahmed Musa Jr.) failed to carry out the delivery as it was
instructed and programmed. Probably, one of his reasons for not
carrying
out the delivery was that you have not provided your postal address to
him
for the completion of the delivery as he remarked.

According to the content recorded in each file, the ATM card was
deposited
by one Senior Evangelist Mathew Peterson who died one year back as a
charity
foundation parcel to each of the six of you. On the statement he wrote
on
the list, he stated that each of the aforementioned ATM cards contains
the
sum of
US$10. 7,000.00 and he found your email contacts as reputable and
capable
persons that can use the charity awarded ATM Cards to change the lives
of
People.

Meanwhile, I've made the arrangement of delivery the six parcels
through
Regular delivery DHL Office to the six of you to your respective
mailing
addresses.

Am also sending the same message of the same content to six of you that
own
the six abandoned ATM CARDS each at the same time. If found in spam
folder,
it could be due to your Internet Service Provider, ISP. So move
to your inbox before your reply.

I went to our head office at Cotonou Benin and reported the issue of
the
discovered six ATM cards in my office and they verified it and gave me
the
veto order to carry out the delivery immediately you reconfirm your
mailing
address to this office in order for us to deliver the ATM CARD directly
to
you after Postal Stamp of the parcel. Note, below information is
officially
needed for delivery of the ATM CARD ASAP.

Full name:
Full mailing infor:
Your cell phone line:
Country:
Nearest Airport:

We shall deliver your ATM Card once you update us with the above info
and
you shall be given a tracking number, that is, the Track and Trace
number
of your parcel once it is posted to your destination address, so as to
enable you track your parcel to know exactly when it will arrive to
your
destination address.

I will look forward to receive your immediate response.

Regards

MR.Francis Duke
DHL,Director Office Cotonou Benin.
DHL E-MAILâ€¦(mrfrancisduke@gmail.com)
Phone Number +22996622083.

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