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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 immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "a 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "john brown" <dr_johnbrown13@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_johnbrown06@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:20:01 +0000
Subject: I AWAIT FOR YOUR REPLY





ATTN;

I DR. JOHN BROWN A SENIOR STAFF WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.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 COMPUTER SECTION ENGINEER CHUKA ILOH TO
BRING OUT PART OF YOUR TOTAL CONTRACT SUM AMOUNTING TO US$5 MILLION, WHY
WE DID THIS,IS BECAUSE ACCORDING TO INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE
BANK’S COMPUTER, YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEY
WITHOUT SUCCESS. AS I FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAVE ALMOST MET ALL THE
STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE BANK IN RESPECT OF YOUR DUE INHERITANCE
PAYMENT,YOUR PROBLEM IS THAT OF 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 DIFFEREN T
PEOPLE IN NIGERIA EVERYDAY.

ALSO WE FOUND OUT THAT SOME OF THE OFFICIALS OF THE PARASTATALS HAVE
BEEN EXTORTING A LOT OF MONEY FROM YOU WITH THE PRETEXT OF HELPING YOU
RECEIVE YOUR MONEY. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS MAY LAST FOR YEARS YET
NOTHING HAPPENS IF YOU DO NOT DO AWAY WITH THOSE OFFICERS THAT YOU CALL
YOUR PARTNERS. AND FOR SECURITY REASONS DO NOT TELL ANYBODY 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 2OKG 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 BY 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 EFICA CY.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 COURIER COMPANY THEY USE 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 SERVICE IS NOBEL DIPLOMATIC SECURITY COURIER COMPANY (NDSCC).
I WILL MEET THEM AS SOON AS I HAVE YOUR GO AHEAD ORDER.THE DIPLOMAT
WILL HELP US SO WE DONT HAVE ANY PROBLEM. WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT YOU MUST
COMPENSATE US WITH FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
(US$500,000.00) AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR MONEY.

TO THIS EFFECT, YOU WILL SEND US A PROMISSORY NOTE FOR FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR (US$500,000.00) ALONG WITH YOUR ADDRESS FOR
SENDING THE BOXES BY COURIER. PLEASE MAINTAIN TOPMOST SECRECY AS IT MAY
CAUSE A LOT OF PROBLEMS IF FOUND OUT THAT WE ARE USING THIS WAY TO HELP
YOU. DO NOT EVER TELL ANYBODY ABOUT THIS UNTIL YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY. I
WANT TO HELP YOU BECAUSE SOMETHING IN ME IS TELLING ME THAT YOU ARE AN
HONEST PERSON. WHEN YOU CONCLUDE THIS AND YOU SEND OUR PROMISE, WE WILL
HELP TO SHIP PART OF YOUR MONEY TO YOU. GOD BE WITH US AS WE WAIT FOR
YOUR REPLY VIA THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS.(drjohnbrown06@myway.com.com)PHONE

NUMBER IS 234 805 226 9041,

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR.JOHN BROWN.

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