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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • lambert50mann@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lambert Mann" <tombenson100@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lambert20mann@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:49:41 +0000
Subject: PART PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS

From: Mr. Lambert Mann
Fax: +234-1-7590445
Email: lambert50mann@hotmail.com

ATTN: HONORABLE BENEFICIARY

PART PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS

Following the last meeting held by African Heads of State under the unbrella
of ECOWAS with a view to settling foreigner's debts, I have quickly made
arrangements to personally see to the part payment of your delayed debt.

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 Africa for onward delivery
to you via an affiliate security firm in London by Diplomatic Express Cargo
Flight. Seeing that you have gone through a lot trying to receive this
contract/inheritance fund but all to no Avail.

Note: the funds are carefuly and secretely concealed in a trunck consignment
and labeled as DIPLOMATIC LUGGAGE, so true content is undisclosed for
security reasons. I tried contacting you through your old information,
rather I got someone that told me you are no longer interested with the
transaction that you have given him the go ahead order to complete it with
our 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 Ten Million US Dollars ($10,000.000.00), being
part payment of your debt but I did not disclose it to the Diplomatic
Courier Services as Money, rather I informed them that the consignment
contains 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
luggage with the Diplomatic Courier Services. The luggage TAG NUMBER is
GTINBS-XX-764/2/56
In the meantime, I need that you forward to me all detailed information of
yourself and your owed debt amount and a copy of your passport so as to
enable me confirm you are the correct person. I will issue you the direct
contact information of the security company in London to enable you contact
them 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 compensation of
10% of the funds for my assistance to you.

I await all necessary information and international passport copy to my
private email id for safety and security of the transfer. Please call me to
confirm receipt of this email.

Congrats and remain blessed.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Lambert Mann
Email: lambert50mann@hotmail.com
Fax: +234-1-7590445

Note: that this is a deal between both of us (to compensate me with 10%) and
I would want this transaction to be absolutely Confidential and the bank I
work with must not know about it, I am the current Head of Foreign
Operation, Central Bank of Nigeria.

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