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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "GEORGE RAY" <george_ray01@msn.com>
Reply-To: ref-dor-george-ray@priest.com
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 23:59:15 +0000
Subject: Hello,

Universal Trust Securities America.
(Diplomatic delivering)

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF FUNDS LODGED IN YOUR NAME AND IT IS NOT
A SALES SOLICITATION OR SPAM.

We are Diplomats that arrange for the safekeeping of special and valuable
packages and baggage in trust for reputable clients that are honest and
trustworthy.

We work in collaboration with top firms and Governments of various countries
as we have earned a name as a service whose hallmarks in reliability and
confidentiality are revered. International missions, fellow Diplomats and
embassies of the world have used our services to satisfaction.

A benefactor whose identity can not be disclosed because of the Non
circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement that was signed with the said
benefactor when the funds were lodged, made you the beneficiary of a package
containing some amount of money and stated clearly that you should only be
contacted only when the time signed for it to be in our care elapses and the
time has already elapsed that is why you are being contacted.

The Non Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement signed with the
benefactor mandates us to fully divulge and disclose the benefactorss
identity 6 months after you, the beneficiary, has received the funds.

The funds totals $8.5m (eight million, five hundred Thousand U.S Dollar) we
confirmed that the fund lodged in didisguises a family treasure box has no
criminal origin. this fund is an over exestimatedontract payments diverted
for personal interest.

we do not accept offers to render our service without strong investigation
to first confirm the source of the fund so that we don't not fail victim of
money lalaunderingor terrorist aim.

You are hereby advised to reconfirm your full contact information for
verification with information contained in our computer database as well as
other relevant information in the format stated below so that all
formalities;would be arranged to enable us to release the lodged fund to
your care. we have five branches London, Spain America, south Africa, the
Gambia.

on confirmation of your information, your file will be sent to the nearest
branch office or a country of your chchoicehere we have a branch office for
clearance and collection of the fund. after wards you will meet our
Diplomats who would accompany you to your bank (if you want them to) to
deposit the funds in your name and submit all documentations of proof of the
origin of the funds in other to exonerate you from any form of
investigations or interrogation and to authenticate the fact that the funds
are clean and has no links whatsoever.

Complete the request below and send back to me as soon as possible so that i
will forward it for processing

Your Full
Name:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Your complete Address (physical Address with zip
code):----------------------------------
Name of city of
Residence:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name of Closest Airport to city of
Residence:-----------------------------------------------------
Date of Birth
(Day/Month/Year):---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Direct Telephone
Number:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mobile
Number:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fax
Number:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The requested information is to ensure that no mistake or error is made and
it should be forwarded in the manner stated above; with this information we
will Authenticate a certificate of claim for you which you will need to
present to the Diplomat for claim.

The information are necessary because we need to reconfirm before the funds
would be handed over to you so as to ensure that the package is handed over
to the right person.

Congratulations in advance.

Thank you and I sincerely remain
Rev. Dr. George Ray

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