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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:
  • "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • +442071002174
• 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.
  • john_philipj@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • john_philipj@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR.JOHN PHILIP <john_philipj@lycos.it>
Reply-To: john_philipj@excite.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 04:36:10 +0000
Subject: FROM: MR. JOHN PHILIP (IVORY DIPLOMAT)


FROM: MR. JOHN PHILIP (IVORY DIPLOMAT)
TEL: +442071002174
FAX: +442076917739
Email:john_philipj@excite.com
Dear Sir,
I know you will be surprise to receive this message from me.
Please regards to this detail information’s of mine in writing.
I am under pressure and distressed and this is a distress call for you to assist. I am Mr. JOHN PHILIP, an Ivorian citizen serving under my country diplomatic courier service.
I was used by the held former President of Liberia Charles Taylor, and his wife. Presently am in London our base, but just recently I convey a total sum of $175,000,000 in trunk boxes, decleared af personal effect.
For Charles Taylor and his Family from Nigeria before he was arrested by the Nigerian Government and was handed over to the UN.
All we need to do is for you to indicate your readiness, so that I can feed you with the information’s for claims, as the foreign partner whom is due for the claims as was register at the consignment before I convey it to Madrid Spain. This will enable you to go to Spain and make the claims, since we do not want to convey the fund directly to America for security reason, as the fund was defaced to pass all custom point, which went through.
We want the fund to be transferred bit by bit into nominated accounts of your choice abroad.
I and the family, Madame Jewel whom is in control from behind the screen while I represent them have agreed to give out $30%.
Of the whole fund to you, 5% will be used to reimburse all your local expenditures while 65% remain with us If I can trust you, please email/fax me immediately so That I can give you the details needed to get the
Consignment released.
Also I will need to talk to you Over the phone, so call me.
I am waiting to hearing from you now.
Regards,
MR. JOHN PHILIP (IVORY DIPLOMAT)
TEL: +442070431928
FAX: +442076917739
Email:john_philipj@excite.com
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