419 scam: "DHL COURIER COMPANY LIMITED" <info@fukou.co.jp> Antt; My Dear,

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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 courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- jw436983@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DHL COURIER COMPANY LIMITED" <info@fukou.co.jp>
Reply-To: jw436983@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 23:15:52 +0100
Subject: Antt; My Dear,

Antt; My Dear,

Good day,
How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I went to the bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired or getting near to expire and Mr.Mohamedi Laborta the Director of Financial Trust Bank told me that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to credit your $12.9Million UNITED STATES DOLLARS to ATM CARD to avoid losing this funds.However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $12.9Million UNITED STATES DOLLARS in package was made with DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin Republic, Mr.Mohamedi Laborta the Director of Financial Trust Bank Cotonou have activate the sum of $12.9Million in an ATM CARD. Then he also agreed to help me to Register the package with DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC which he has done and the agent has arrived in your country.

Infarct I thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing goes normally. As for our agreement with the DIPLOMAT COURIER SERVICE COMPANY BENIN they promised that your ATM CARD will be deliver to you safely, But the Director of the DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE COMPANY said that they need your contacts information's to enable the agent meet up with your delivery because he lost his delivery papers that contents your information's with him at the Airport.
Please write a letter of application to the given address below.

DIPLOMAT CONTACT EMAIL:( jw436983@gmail.com )

Send him your contacts information to able him proceed with your delivery .

1.YOUR FULL NAME.
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE / ID.
6.YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT.
7.YOUR AGE.
8.YOUR COUNTRY.
9.YOUR STATE.
10.YOUR CITY.
11.YOUR OCCUPATIONS.

Please make sure you send this needed infoâ€™s to the DIPLOMATIC MR. JOHN WHITE with the address given to you ( jw436983@gmail.com ). Note.The Diplomat Agent donâ€™t know the contents of the Package. I registered it as a package of an Africa cloths. They donâ€™t know it contents an ATM CARD. this is to avoid them delaying with the package. donâ€™t let them know that is ATM CARD that is in that package to avoid delaying with it.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Hon. Michael John Agudo

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