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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:
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • +447716013410
• 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.
  • smithkline_edy@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "frank welies" <frankweles@msn.com>
Reply-To: frankweles@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 23:17:07 +0000
Subject: SHIPMENT OF FUNDS

ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR,

Sequel to the secretive arrangement in regards of the shipment of your
Contract sum, I wish to inform you that all necessary modalities have Been
automatically concluded and your fund have left Nigeria to London Via your
Country today by Diplomatic Express Cargo Flight. Seeing that you have gone
through a lot trying to receive this fund but all to no Avail.

Note carefully the content of the crate is"Money?s tried contacting You
through your old information, rather I got someone that told me your No
longer interested with the transaction that you have given him the go Ahead
order to complete it with my bank.

Therefore I want to know if the diplomat should go ahead and deliver The
consignment to your partner that told me he is presently in California and
also the amount in the box is ($10,000.000.00) ten million Dollars But I did
not disclose it to the Diplomatic Courier Services as Money, rather I
informed them that the crate contain Vital "DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS belonging
to my client that's you.

Furthermore, the weight of the consignment is 90kg but I manage to pay 45kg,
which cost US$9,000.00 On no account should you disclose the Content of the
crate with the Diplomatic Courier Services.

In the meantime, contact the Global Trust Diplomatic Courier Services in
There affiliate office in London (UK) to the Attn of:
Rev Edy Smithkline

TEL: + 44 77 16013410

Email:smithkline_edy@yahoo.co.uk

To know the actual situation With the consignment and also give them your
address where the Consignment will be delivered and then get back to me as
soon as Possible, Meanwhile I will be coming over to your country
immediately the consignment arrives in your Country for my share.

Please update me as you contact the Global Trust Diplomatic Courier Services
for more details you may need from me.

Congrats and remain blessed

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Frank Welies.

Note: that this is a deal and I would want this transaction to be
Confidential and the bank I work with must not know about it, I am the head
of operation International remittance department.

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