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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "robinsonkuku@terra.es" <robinsonkuku@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:21:08 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Attn: Fund Beneficiary



The information contained in this E-mail and/or attachments may contain
protected health, legally privileged, or otherwise confidential
informationintended only for the use of the individual(s)concerned. If you, the
reader ofthis message, are not the intended recipient, you are hereby
advised tocontact me for more detailed explanation

Attn: Fund Beneficiary,

I am Robison kuku, The Executive Director Diplomatic Delivery
Department of the African Development bank , This is to inform you that my
office has taking over all International Money transaction originated from
all parts of African country due to the miss appropriation of fund by
some corrupt officials of the apex and commercial banks and exccesive
demand of upfront payment by some officials of commercial and apex banks,

How ever your Name is among two other Names short listed for fund
delivery in your country through a diplomatic means, The money would be
concealed in metalboxes and could be labeled as your personal belonging so as to obtain full diplomatic immunity coverage to ensure a hitch-free delivery,You aretherefore advised to contact my office as soon as you receive this mail formore detailed information.

The mode of operation:

1, You are to inform me the name of your nearest International airport
to enable us enroot the diplomatic tickect correctly and also mail us
first and second page of your international passport or any other
Identification as we shall also forward copy of the diplomatic passport to
you for Identification on his arrival in your air port.

2, Your presence would be needed in your airport to receive the
diplomat on his arrival so that both of you would move straight to your bank
in lodgingthe money on your behalf therefore you will sign vital
document confirming the intact receipt of your fund.

Finally, Upon confirmation of your readiness in receiving your money we
shall start processing necessary documentation as regard the safe
delivery of your fund to you in your country and the keys of the boxes including
the fund delivery document which would be secured in your favor would be
sent to you through FedEx overninght.Most importantly the Certificate of claims which indicates that you are the beneficiary of this fund as contract payment,lottery winner or Inherited money(next of kin) which
is already with us would be sent to you.

Up on the confirmation of this mail I will give you more information.


Robison kuku Executive Director,
Diplomatic Delivery Department,
London lesion office
Dowgate Hill
London EC4R 2SB
Tel:+44-7821157007










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