419 scam: DHL OFFICE <jbolton286@gmail.com> ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

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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:
- "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)
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.
- wwdhloffice154@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- for safety delivery, waiting to read your e-mail (wwdhloffice154@gmail.com) (dhljames@aol.com) please note that this consignment is (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: DHL OFFICE <jbolton286@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wwdhloffice154@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:25:30 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

DHL OFFICE DELIVERING SERVICES USA
DATE 1-31-2022

GREETINGS FROM DHL DELIVERY COMPANY

This is DHL Courier Delivery Company of USA, the management of this
company, wishes to inform you that, we received a
parcel containing an / Bank Draft/ ATM Master Card valued $5million USD
with some vital documents attached on it, for safety delivery to
your home address in your country,within' the next 48hrs as soon as we
hear back from you. This is (payment office ) I am directed to inform
you that your payment verification and confirmations is OK.

This parcel was brought to us this morning by the ATM Card payment
office/Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) as your inheritance approved
fund to be delivered to you,without delay,so kindly reconfirm the
below information, to avoid delivery your ATM Master Card to a wrong
hand.

Full names.............

Parcel owner address...........

phone...............

Sex...........

occupation.........

age............

Scan Copy of Your International Passport Or Driver's License

We will register your package and send you the tracking numbers before we
proceed for safety delivery of your package as soon as you reconfirm
the required information's for safety delivery,

WAITING TO READ YOUR E-MAIL (wwdhloffice154@gmail.com) (dhljames@aol.com)

Please note that this consignment is supposed to have been returned to
the United States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the
delays in concluding the clearance processes so as a result of this, I
will not be able to receive your details on my official email account.
So in order words to enable me cross check your details, I will advise
you send the required details to my private email address which is
(dhljames@aol.com)

THANKS,

JAMES Arthur Settle
Dispatch Manager

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