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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "the 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)
  • "million us 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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Capatin Scott Duke <kennethwillian2323@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: capatinscottduke@ozu.es
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 13:20:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Capt Scott Duke


From Capatin Scott Duke,
Hello Friend,

I Apologise if I did wrong by contacting You.I am
Captain Scott Duke, a US MARINE OFFICER in Haifa Iraq. On 24Th
Febuary 2008.

I and my Troops were alerted on the need of some
Reconstruction works in Haifa Street, a long
thoroughfare of high-rise buildings built and Occupied
by Saddam Hussein when he was alive here in Baghdad.

Immediately we proceeded to the site and as we
commence work to our utmost surprise, we discovered an
underground bunker in one of the buildings. Upon
investigation of the bunker to my surprise

we
discovered one box safely hidden and sealed, I told my
men to open the box in order to find out the contents
of the box, and when they opened the Box, to My
Amazement the box contained $9.5Million us dollars.
I Have kept the Consignment box secured with a Senior
United Nation Diplomat in UK LONDON to keep for me as i am
on my duty in Hafiz Iraq.

I Did not disclose the contents of the Box to the
Diplomat.I told the United Nation in London Diplomat
that the Consignment metallic Box Contents Family
Treasure Items for safe keeping for my in UK LONDON as i
am on my duty post in Iraq.

I Need a Reliable and Trustworthy person Like you to
receive the consignment for me and invest the money
for me in your country as i am on my duty in Iraq
peacefully and legitimate once you reply with your
postal address,telephone E-mail,full name and where
the diplomat will deliver the consignment to you door
to door step by the united nation senior diplomat from
uk London Hon.

You will invest this money in a good investment in
your country for the benefit of both of us. i
will give you 50% of the total sum for your assistance
in helping me to to receive the consignment and invest
the money, to enable the United
Nation in UK LONDON Diplomat to Deliver the
Consignment to your door step.

Please do not Disclose this transfer to anybody as to
protect this money between us. In the
attached file below are my Driver License, US Marine
Identity Card,and the trunk consignment box picture of
the money and my picture,for you to know me more.Haifa
Iraq is a hot

Zone 24hrs zone as you can see in television and news.
i am happy that the consignment is secured in UK LONDON by
United Nation Diplomat sealed and lock with the code
which i will give you to open the consignment box
when the diplomat deliver the consignment box to your
home of office.

Please Remember that Senior Diplomat does not know the
real contents of the box.
contact me to enable me to give you the contact email
and telephone number of the diplomat in UK LONDON for you
to contact him to deliver the consignment to you
peacefully and legitimate in your home or you can come
to LONDON UK to collect the consignment.

After the receive the consignment from the diplomat
you will logg them into your account and take 50%and
the total sum.After my duty in Iraq i will fly back to
usa for you to send me mine own 50%.

Please this very scret as to protect my duty here in
Iraq and this money please.N.B ANY REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE WILL BE PRIVATE TO MY E-MAIL capatinscottduke@ozu.es
Warm Regards,
Captain Scott Duke
capatinscottduke@ozu.es



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