419 scam: "freelenodouglas@thefbi.co.uk"<freelenodouglas@thefbi.co.uk> Diplomat

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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:

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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- +447459078127
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.
- sis.uk88@aol.co.uk (Aol, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "freelenodouglas@thefbi.co.uk"<freelenodouglas@thefbi.co.uk>
Reply-To: <mwaet@e-mail.ua>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:00:45 +0100
Subject: Diplomat

Due to the mixup you had with being paid your Lottery Funds by Joan, I took it upon myself to get you your money in the safest way possible.

I went to the National Lottery and I was given the cash by my manager and he also insisted that i use a diplomat to get the cash to your location. The United Kingdom would not allow such amount to leave its country at this point due to the economic situation so they would take back most of the money if i used any other method to get the money to you. I proceeded and packaged the money in a box.

I got a diplomat and he agreed to take the box to you. I did not tell him the contents of the box lest he runs away with it and neither must you tell him. HE MUST NOT KNOW THE CONTENTS OF THE BOX. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. Since he is a diplomat, the box will not be searched. No one must know that the box contains money. Its a total of $3,306,515. (Three Million, three hundred and six thousand, five hundred and fifteen United States Dollars only).

He is ready to fly and awaits communication with you. His details are below

Name:    Edward Duke

Email:    ( sis.uk88@aol.co.uk )

Tel:       +447459078127

For security reasons, please reconfirm the following details to him

1. FULL NAMES: __________________________________

2. FULL ADDRESS: ____________________________________________

____________________________________________

3. SEX: _______________

4. AGE: ________

5. E-MAIL ADDRESS: _____________________________

6. TELEPHONE NUMBER: _____________________

7. Copy Of Int'l Passport, Drivers License, Or Any Valid Id Card.

Congratulations and let me know when you receive the money

FREELE DOUGLAS.

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD

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