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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 about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("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.
  • drkamma@mail.md (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: engrbello@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:37:57 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20DRKAMMA?=

DEAR,FRIEND.

I AM DR.KAMMA GEORGE A SENIOR STAFF WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
(CBN). I AM WRITING
YOU THIS LETTER BECAUSE COOL PENNY IS BETTER THAN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

IT IS BETTER FOR ONE TO LIVE AND DIE A POOR HONEST MAN THAN A RICH
DISHONEST ONE.

I AND THE CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER (CSO) OF OUR BANK HAVE ARRANGED WITH
AN OFFICER IN THE COMPUTER SECTION, ENGINEER OWOLABI TO BRING OUT A PART

OF YOUR TOTAL CONTRACT SUM AMOUNTING TO FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS.

THE REASON WE ACTED THIS WAY, IS THAT, DUE TO THE INFORMATION GATHERED
FROM THE BANKS COMPUTER NETWORK SYSTEM, YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A
LONG TIME TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND WITHOUT SUCCESS.

I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAVE MET ALL THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF
THE CBN IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT/NEX OF KIN, YOUR PROBLEM IS

COMING FROM THE INTEREST GROUPS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR PAYMENT AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE
MERELY DOING PAPER WORKS WITH YOU AND THAT EXPLAINS WHY YOU RECEIVE FAX

AND PHONE MESSAGES FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN NIGERIA EVERYDAY.

ALSO WE FOUND OUT THAT SOME OF THE OFFICIALS OF THE PARASTATALS THAT
EXTORTED A LOT OF MONEY FROM YOU, WITH THE PRETEXT OF HELPING YOU.

I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS MAY LAST FOR YEARS YET NOTHING HAPPENS IF,
YOU DO NOT DO AWAY WITHTHOSE OFFICERS THAT YOU CALL YOUR PARTNERS. AND
FOR SECURITY REASONS, DO NOT TELL ANYONE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY, UNTIL

YOU RECEIVE CASH AT YOUR DOORSTEP.

THE MONEY IS IN TWO SECURITY-PROOF BOXES WEIGHING 10KG EACH, THAT IS
20KG FOR THE TWO BOXES, YESTERDAY WE WENT TO FOUR COURIER COMPANIES TO
MAKE ARRANGEMENTS ON HOW TO SHIP THEM BY COURIER TO YOU. DHL, EMS, FEDEX,

ISA ALL SAID THAT THEY MUST OPEN THE BOXES FOR INSPECTION WITH THE
COOPERATION OF THE CUSTOMS BEFORE SHIPMENT.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO AVOID BECAUSE THE BOXES WERE PADDED WITH
MACHINE. WE TOLD THE COURIER COMPANY THAT THE BOXES CONTAINS
PHOTOGRAPHIC AND FILM MATERIALS AND WHEN OPEN WILL LOOSE ITS EFICACY. WE
DID NOT
DECLARE MONEY BECAUSE COURIER DOES NOT CARRY MONEY.

TODAY A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS A DIPLOMAT DISCLOSED TO ME THAT THERE IS
A COURIER COMPANY THEY ARE USING TO SEND DIPLOMATIC MATERIALS AND
INFORMATION FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER.

IT HAS DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY AND CANNOT BE INSPECTED BY ANY CUSTOMS
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

THE NAME OF THE COURIER COMPANY IS TOP SERVE COURIER SERVICE (TSCS). I
WILL MEET WITH THEM AS SOON AS I GET YOUR PERMITION.

THE DIPLOMAT WILL HELP ME SO WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM. WE HAVE
CONCLUDED THAT YOU MUST COMPENSATE US WITH THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED

STATES DOLLARS AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR MONEY.

TO THIS EFFECT, YOU WILL SEND US A PROMISSORY NOTE FOR THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR ALONG WITH YOUR MAILING ADDRESS FOR SENDING

THE BOXES BY COURIER.

PLEASE I URGE YOU TO MAINTAIN TOPMOST SECRECY TO AVOID PROBLEMS. DO NOT

DISCLOSE THIS TRANSACTION TO ANYONE UNTIL YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY.

I WANT TO HELP YOU BECAUSE SOMETHING IN ME IS TELLING ME THAT, YOU ARE
AN HONEST PERSON. WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT YOU WILL FULFIL YOUR
PROMISE AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION. WE SHALL THEN HELP
YOU TO SHIP THE FINAL PART OF YOUR FUND TO YOU.

GOD IS WITH US AS WE WAIT FOR YOUR REPLY THROUGH THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS
BELOW
EMAIL:drkamma@mail.md
YOU CAN REACH ON TELEPHONE:=234-8038255665

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR.KAMMA GEORGE





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