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"Dgcourier Worldwide Express" is a fake courier company used in lottery scams delivering a prize from the "California Lottery".
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Here is the first response from the "claims officer" the victim was told to contact in the initial "winning notification" spam email (see also: Thomas Walter (Speedfast) for another version of this scam).
ATTENTION:REF: NHL/19-AO19742005 I am Mr Edward Pinto the fiduciary agent assigned to your case. I wish to Congratulate you on your victory,you are a lucky person to have won this lottery. Your email address is amongst those chosen this quarter from our new java-based software that randomly selects email addresses from the web from which winners are selected. You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate which will facilitate the release of your winnings. 1. Full names. 2. Residential address. 3. Phone number. 4. Fax number. 5. Occupation. 6. Sex. 7. Age. 8. Nationality. You are adviced to forward these informations as soon as possible to enable us attend to your file.Please note that your funds have been deposited safely in a security firm in Europe,and your information will be forwarded to them before they can release your winnings. After you have sent down these information, a certificate will be prepared for you. This is to be your proof of winning from this office to the payment center before they release your funds.You are adviced to keep your winning numbers secret to avoid unscripulous elements from taking advantage of the situation.Once again, congratulations. Regards, Mr Edward Pinto
Message headers:
Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from 204.101.246.228 (EHLO monster.coolgoose.com) (204.101.246.228) by mta160.mail.dcn.yahoo.com with SMTP; Sun, 16 Jan 2005 13:01:23 -0800 Received: from as03.coolgoose.com (as03.coolgoose.com [204.101.246.233]) by monster.coolgoose.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j0GL1MOt027703 for emailaddress; Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:01:22 -0500 Received: from [213.181.83.82] by as03.coolgoose.com via HTTP; Sun, 16 Jan 2005 22:01:20 +0100 From: "Edward Pinto" <[email protected]> To: emailaddress Subject: CLAIMING PROCEDURE FROM EDWARD PINTO CLAIMOFFICER Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 22:01:20 +0100 X-Originating-IP: [213.181.83.82]
WHOIS lookup for originating IP 213.181.83.82:
"Mr Edward Pinto" is actually writing from Nigeria!
inetnum: 213.181.64.0 - 213.181.95.255
org: ORG-BL4-RIPE
netname: NG-BROADBANDTECH-20000327
descr: BT Limited
descr: PROVIDER Local Registry
country: NG
admin-c: IO243-RIPE
tech-c: IO243-RIPE
status: ALLOCATED PA
notify: [email protected]
mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-routes: BT-LIMITED-MNT
mnt-lower: BT-LIMITED-MNT
changed: [email protected] 20000327
changed: [email protected] 20001003
changed: [email protected] 20010507
changed: [email protected] 20010704
changed: [email protected] 20011214
changed: [email protected] 20020419
changed: [email protected] 20020423
changed: [email protected] 20020613
changed: [email protected] 20030211
changed: [email protected] 20040406
source: RIPE
organisation: ORG-BL4-RIPE
org-name: BT Limited
org-type: LIR
address: BT Limited
address: 8B Ademola Street,
address: Off Awolowo Road,
address: S. W. Ikoyi,
address: Lagos, Nigeria.
phone: +234 1 2693192
fax-no: +234 1 2693192
e-mail: [email protected]
admin-c: IO243-RIPE
admin-c: IO243-RIPE
mnt-ref: BT-LIMITED-MNT
mnt-ref: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
changed: [email protected] 20040415
source: RIPE
person: Israel Oyeleke
address: BT Limited
address: 8B Ademola Street
address: Ikoyi S.W.
address: Lagos, Nigeria
phone: +234 1 2673532
fax-no: +234 1 2673203
e-mail: [email protected]
nic-hdl: IO243-RIPE
notify: [email protected]
changed: [email protected] 20010605
changed: [email protected] 20030917
source: RIPE
The next step is an email directing a victim to contact the fake courier company to deliver the prize check. The postal address is the same as for "Speedfast Worldwide" in another version of the scam.
Hello Firstname Lastname,
Sorry for the delay in replying you i received your email and have forwarded your winning check of US$1.4million to the courier firm that will handle the delivery. It will be delivered to you within 24hours after you have taken care of the required cost. You were told about the fact that you will handle the cost in my previous mail. You are to proceed to your bank with the check to cash it once you receive it.
You are to contact the courier at once with your full name and address on the requirements to sending your check to you. Below are their contact details:
Dgcourier Services
Rovex House, Hay Hall Rd., Tyseley,
Birmingham. B11 2AG. England
Handling Officer: Mr. Allen Cole
email: [email protected]
Details of the required cost will be communicated to you by the courier firm once you contact them. You are to keep me fully informed on all developments.
Sincerely,
Mr. Edward Pinto
Next the "courier company" contacts the victim and asks him/her to wire cash by Western Union to London to be picked up by a member of the gang using a ficticious name:
Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from 217.146.176.27 (HELO web26403.mail.ukl.yahoo.com) (217.146.176.27) by mta217.mail.dcn.yahoo.com with SMTP; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:09:48 -0800 Received: (qmail 24556 invoked by uid 60001); 25 Jan 2005 00:09:47 -0000 Received: from [194.177.237.43] by web26403.mail.ukl.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 25 Jan 2005 00:09:47 GMT Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 00:09:47 +0000 (GMT) From: martins reid <[email protected]> Subject: Courier Order Number 465657 To: Firstname Lastname <emailaddress In-Reply-To: <#################################> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Length: 1181 Dear Firstname Lastname, We are a well established company offering courier and transport services 24 hour a day for priority delivery of letters, parcels and consignments to any destination by road, air or sea. We have a substantial team of couriers available for motorcycle despatch plus van driver couriers in all size vehicles from small vans up to 7.5 tonne and international couriers for despatch by road, sea or air. Having been established for 23 years we have the experience and expertise to provide services second to none. We have received the sent informations and confirmed it to be true. Description Of Parcel to be couriered. An original certificate of weight....................0.35kg Bank Cheque ..............................0.17kg Total weight of parcel ................................0.52kg Colour of parcel ......................................Brown Lenght of Days ........................................Nextday Destination of delivery: NAME :Firstname Lastname, ADDRESS : Streetaddress State, City, Country Please find below our charges: Courier charges .............................US$ 120.00 Administrative ............................. US$ 85.00 Taxes ..................................... US$ 80.00 Insurance .................................. US$ 65.00 TOTAL ......................................US$350.00 You are to make this payment to our account officer through your local western union center with details below as it is the fastest means of receiving your funds. Mr SIMAO DE JONGE 20 RAMSFORT HOUSE MANOR ESTATE LONDON SE16 3NZ After payment you are to fax the receipt of your payment to our office fax number so that we can collect your funds on your behalf and effect the courier of your documents accordingly. Please note that on confirmation of the paid charges,the date and time of departure and expected date of delivery will be sent to you. We are glad to be of service to you. Carl Johnson Customer Services DgcourierServices Rovex House, Hay Hall Rd., Tyseley, Birmingham. B11 2AG. England fax number:+44-8701388294 Tel: +447040113135 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
WHOIS lookup of originating IP address (194.177.237.43):
This scam email looked like it was sent from a server in Greenland. In reality the IP addresses were temporarily assigned to an ISP in Nigeria, which used the same satellite.
inetnum: 194.177.234.0 - 194.177.249.255
netname: KI
descr: Kalaallit Nunaanni Kommuneqarfiit Kattuffiat Informatik
descr: KANUKOKA Informatik
descr: Nuuk
country: GL
admin-c: JMP1-RIPE
tech-c: JMP1-RIPE
rev-srv: ki.ki.gl
rev-srv: pentiumnt.ki.gl
status: ASSIGNED PA
notify: [email protected]
mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-LOCKED-MNT
remarks: Maintainer RIPE-NCC-NONE-MNT removed and object
remarks: LOCKED by the RIPE NCC due to
remarks: deprecation of the NONE authentication scheme.
remarks: Please visit the following URL to unlock this object
remarks: http://www.ripe.net/db/none-deprecation-042004.html
changed: [email protected] 19951219
changed: [email protected] 19970805
changed: [email protected] 19970806
changed: [email protected] 20040429
source: RIPE
route: 194.177.224.0/19
descr: TELENET-GL
origin: AS8818
mnt-by: AS8818-MNT
changed: [email protected] 20000220
source: RIPE
person: Jan Munch Pedersen
address: Kimik IT a/s
address: Aalisartup Aqqutaa 47
address: P.O. 740
address: DK-3900 Nuuk
address: Greenland
phone: +299 342000
fax-no: +299 329830
e-mail: [email protected]
nic-hdl: JMP1-RIPE
changed: [email protected] 19951205
changed: [email protected] 20010619
source: RIPE
"mandatory administrative charges" (UKL 405)
Dear Customer,
Good day to you. This is to inform you that we are in possession of a
certified cheque which is to be couriered to you. The check is for
US$10million. You are to please confirm your alternative mailing
address to
enable us dispatch your parcel immediately. Note that we also do not
deliver
to P.O.Box address or street corners but to your residence.
It is the usual practice of our organisation to conduct a proper
verification of all parcels that we are to deliver to ensure that they
are
valid. Be rest assured that your check has been confirmed valid and
true and
delivery will be made once you have met the necessary requirements.
We are a well established company offering courier and transport
services 24
hour a day for priority delivery of letters, parcels and consignments
to any
destination by road, air or sea. We have a substantial team of couriers
available for motorcycle despatch plus van driver couriers in all size
vehicles from small vans up to 7.5 tonne and international couriers for
despatch by road, sea or air.
Your Order number is DGC576543. Description of parcel to be delivered:
An original certificate of weight :-------------0.15kg
Bonded draft of weight :-------------0.17kg
Total weight of parcel :-------------0.32kg
Colour of Parcel :-------------Brown
Length of days :-------------Sameday
Delivery Destination:
Name: victim's name in capital letters
Address: victim's postal address in capital letters
Below are the mandatory administrative charges that you required to
pay to
enable us courier your certified bank check to you:
Courier charges ............................... 75.00 Pounds
Administrative ...............................110.00 Pounds
Insurance ...............................220.00 Pounds
TOTAL 405.00 Pounds
The charges are a little high because of the insurance cover we have
undertaken incase of loss,damage or theft of your highly sensitive
document.
We assume all responsibilities incase of any eventualities.
You are to make the payment through Western Union Money Transfer so as
to
speed up the process of delivery. You are to locate the nearest western
union agent to you and make the payment through the name of our
accounts
officer below:
Mr Simao De Jonge
Rovex House, Hay Hall Rd., Tyseley,
Birmingham. B11 2AG. England
You are to fax this office a copy of the transfer slip. If you do not
have a
fax machine, just send the following information via email as they
appear on
the western union transfer slip:
1.Name and address of sender
2.Amount sent
3.Control number(MTCN)
4.Test question and answer if any
You are to send a copy of the evidence of payment to your handling
agent as
well for confirmation. A receipt of the above payment will be issued
to you
from our office along with your check.
As soon as we receive confirmation and evidence of payment of the above
charges, we will despatch your parcel immediately. The date and time of
departure and expected date of delivery will be sent to you. It will
take
twenty-four hours to get your parcel delivered to you. You will be
required
to sign for the parcel and to do this, you will need either your
international passport as identification or your driver's license.
All orders not delivered within Five(5) working days from this
communication
will be returned. Please ensure that you confirm your delivery address.
We are glad to be of service to you.
Allen Cole
Customer Services
Dgcourier Services
Rovex House, Hay Hall Rd., Tyseley,
Birmingham. B11 2AG. England
Phone:+44-207 060 0765
Fax:+44-870-136-1230
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"Dgcourier" is a registered and copyright trade marks of :- Dgcourier
International Ltd.
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This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may
be
legally privileged and are solely for the individual or entity to whom
they
are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please delete
this
message and any attachment files, or contact Dgcourier Worldwide
Express on
Tel: +(44) 2070600765. All business is transacted under our Standard
Trading
Terms and Conditions a copy of which is available upon request . E .&
.O. E
. All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted
by
law.
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