419 scam: "Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Musah- Deputy Commissioner- UNHCR"<chuo-ku@ntavc.com> reply

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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:
- "trunk box" (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)
- "@diplomats.com" ("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.
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.
- +447024012655 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- dr.rahmanbin@diplomats.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Musah- Deputy Commissioner- UNHCR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.abdulrahmanbinmusah@diplomats.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:41:23 -0700
Subject: reply

From: Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Musah
Deputy Commissioner.
Offices of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Abdullah Bin Rawtha Street, Kafar Suseh Damascus,Syria.

My Dearest Friend,
I am currently a serving carrier diplomat, Occupying the office of United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees- (UNHCR) in Damascus, Syria, Listen the situation in Syria is like a volcano that may erupted anytime from now, I am privileged to be in a position of bearing confidential information which if agreed upon by both of us it will be for our mutual benefit.

I had in my position secretly, private information of $47,8Million (x3) in cash, Gold items and other valuable Belongings to Mrs. Asma al-Assad wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The future of the 3 Children who are relatively young with the first Child HAFEZ been 11years old will be left blank if nothing is done to secured the feature, through this fund in a save hand, With the £100m of Assad assets in UK frozen, The EU foreign ministers had imposed a travel ban and asset freeze on the British-born wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other family members., Assad’s father-in-law who is my friend and London-based cardiologist Dr. Fawaz Akhras is horrified with fears for his daughter life, urging the regime of his son-in-law -President Assad to make democratic changes before it’s too late, but we at UNHCR High Commission- Syria, knows that the situation right now is not redeemable, below is the links for your better understandings as thou:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18901624
http://www.yalibnan.com/2012/07/19/100m-of-assad-assets-in-uk-are-frozen/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17483714
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/03/04/198600.html

My dear, Syria is no longer save for now and nobody to hand over details of this fund deposit in the family as they are on the run. I just want somebody to take over management of this fund under sharing arrangement, I hereby attached, my UNHCR Official Letter Heading initials, Identity card, International Passport and pictures of US Dollars Trunk Box, Safe Keeping receipt/Certificate of Deposit, screen printout, MT760 Tiers Sheet with Identification Code from the Holden Global Logistic and Security firm where these assets are currently deposited for further movement to an investors/safe-hand.

This is solely a divine private arrangement that needed protection for humanity, also important is my work as carrier diplomats, hence I appeal for atomist confidentiality and secrecy in this operations with mature and responsible care-takings.

Thanking you for your maximum corporations, as I expect your call +447024012655

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Musah
Deputy Commissioner.
Contact e-mail: dr.rahmanbin@diplomats.com
Global Mobile roaming +44 702 401 2655
Offices of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Abdullah Bin Rawtha Street, Kafar Suseh Damascus,Syria.

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