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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 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:
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • obi_dodo2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "OBI DODO" <obi_dodo@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: obi_dodo2@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:28:03 -0500
Subject: UNITED NATIONS & WORLD BANK

Attn: Sir/madam

I am delighted to inform you that the Apex bank (CBN) Management through the
office of Mr. President have decided to call back all approved fund payment
through offshore payment center’s following directives from UNITED NATIONS &
WORLD BANK and have concluded arrangements to pay your
beneficiary/contractual fund by cash through Diplomatic Agent.

The Agent will be delivering the cash in a Machine sealed consignment to
your door step as my bank have temporarily stopped further payment via wire
transfer this quarter.

In this regard, we are going to send your inheritance/contractual
part-payment of USD10.5Million only to you via our accredited Diplomatic
Agent shipping company and we have secured every needed document to cover
the delivery of the money.

Note:
The money is coming to you on 2 security proof boxes. The boxes are sealed
with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine. The boxes are coming with
a Diplomatic agent who will accompany the boxes to your house address. All
you need to do now is to reconfirm to me, the following:

1) Full Name
11) Full house address
111) Your mobile phone
1V) Any form of identification.

The Diplomat attached will travel with it. He will call you immediately he
arrives your country's airport.

Note:
The diplomat does not know the original contents of the boxes. What l
declared to them as the contents is Sensitive Photographic Film Materials
for security reasons. I did not declare money to them please. If they call
you and ask you the contents please tell them the same thing Ok.

You will secure the Diplomatic immunity clearance certificate, which will
make it pass every custom checkpoint all over the world without hitch.
Confirm the receipt of this message and re-send the requirements to me
immediately you receive this message. Please I need your urgent reply
because the boxes are scheduled to live as soon as we hear from you.

I will call you as soon as l gets your contact info for further directives.
Please reply to this E-mail address: obi_dodo2@yahoo.com


Yours truly,
Obi Dodo.

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