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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("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.
  • +447023052007 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mohammed Abacha" <koffi22@msn.com>
Reply-To: ma8120524@email.ro
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 07:22:18 +0000
Subject: Please Reply/ Shipment/BCC103-104

Date: 13th January 2006
From: ALHAJI MOHAMMED ABACHA
2/8 GIDADO DRIVE,
NASARAWA, G.R.A. KANO-STATE,

Dear Friend,

Compliment of the New Year.

Sequel to our arrangement in regards of the shipment of our family Funds for
safe keeping and investment, I wish to inform you that all necessary
modalities have been concluded and the funds have left to London last week
by Express Cargo Flight (Diplomatic Delivery Agent). Note carefully the
content of the crates is money \"U.S Dollar $14 Million Cash\" but I did not
disclose it to the Courier Services as Money, rather I informed them that
the crates contains Vital \"DOCUMENTS AND EXPENSIVE AFRICA ART WORK\"
belonging to a family friend and also business partner (that's you).

On no account should you disclose the content of the crates (Two Trunk Box)
with the Skyview Diplomatic Courier Services for fear of betrayal. So do not
allow them to know that the content is money. You have to bear in mind that
my family’s situation and the fact that I am still under surveillance by the
government are very important.

In the meantime, contact the security company where the consignment is
deposited as follows:

Skyview Diplomatic Courier Services
#234 Bream Close, Ferrylane- Tottenham, London
United Kingdom.
Tel: +44-7023052007
Fax: +44 –7031841032
Trunk Box Code Number: BCC/103104

Confirming the status of the consignments and also forward to them your
address where the consignments will be delivered and then get back to me as
soon as possible so that I can give you the shipment documents for proof of
ownership.

Please note that the deposit papers are ready and will be forwarded in due
course. Please send me your contact address and also full name and phone
number immediately through my email address so that I will forward the
procedures involved and what next to do.

Best Regards
Yours faithfully
Alhaji Mohammed Abacha.


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