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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "lagos" (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 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.
  • rasheed_mohammed2@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: rasheed mohammed <rasheed_mohammed3@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 06:55:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HOW YOUR FUNDS WILL BE TRANFERED



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS.
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPT.
TEL: 234 806-021-2026 FAX: 234 1 759-7778
rasheed_mohammed2@yahoo.com
To: Singh
Dear Sir,

Be inform that your payment has been approved for immediate release through our a diplomatic courier service the diplomat is going to arrive in singapore as soon as you agree to receive when he gets there.

And You have to start arranging for to travel to SINGAPOR OR CHINA which will be comvinient for you?

I want you to bear in mind that the diplomat don't content of the consignment apart from me and you.

Are you ready to acept the diplomat as soon as he arrive and also i really want you to bear in mind that you are going to pay for handling and clearing charges with him during the process.

However, based on the amount involved, it has been carefully packaged in a trunk box and the contents will not be made known to the diplomat because it is against their work ethics, all you have to do is await his call, book an appointment with him, upon delivery of the trunk box containing the money you will pay him some money for clearance and handling charges for the delivery.

Note that he will not hand over the trunk box to you until you pay the required charges. So i advise you to make preparations for the requiired charges and let me know as soon as you have it, then the diplomat will be detailed to fly to your country india to deliver to you.

I hope I have made myself clear on this, waiting to hear from you.



Waiting for the information.
Regards,
Dr Rasheed Mohammed


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