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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • rstevenson200@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: richard stevenson <rich_steve06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <rstevenson200@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:05:44 +0000
Subject: HELLO FRIEND,



HELLO FRIEND,I AM DR.RICHARD STEVENSON, A SENIOR STAFF WITH THECENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).I AM WRITING YOU THISLETTER BECAUSECOOL PENNY IS BETTER THAN MILLIONS OFDOLLARS. IT IS BETTER FOR ONE TO LIVE AND DIE A POORHONEST MAN THAN A RICH DISHONEST ONE.I AND THE CHIEFSECURITY OFFICER (CSO) OF OUR BANK HAVE ARRANGEDWITH AN OFFICER IN COMPUTER SECTION ENGINEER CHUKAILOH TO BRING OUT PART OF YOUR TOTAL CONTRACT SUMAMOUNTING TO FIVEMILLION US DOLLARS.WHY WE DID THIS,IS BECAUSE ACCORDING TO INFORMATIONGATHERED FROM THE BANKCOMPUTER, YOU HAVE BEENWAITING FOR A LONG TIME TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEYWITHOUT SUCCESS. AS I FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAVE ALMOSTMET ALL THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CBN INRESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT,YOUR PROBLEM ISTHAT OF INTEREST GROUPS. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR PAYMENT ANDTHOSE PEOPLEAREMERELY DOING PAPER WORKS WITH YOU ANDTHAT EXPLAINS WHY YOU RECEIVE FAXAND PHONE MESSAGESFROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE EVERYDAY.ALSO WE FOUND OUTTHATSOME OF THE OFFICIALS OF THE PARASTATALS HAVE BEENEXTORTING A LOT OF MONEY FROM YOU WITH THE PRETEXTOF HELPING YOU RECEIVE YOUR MONEY,I CAN ASSURE YOUTHAT THIS MAY LAST FOR YEARS YET NOTHING HAPPENS IFYOU DO NOT DO AWAY WITH THOSE OFFICERS THAT YOU CALLYOUR PARTNERS.AND FOR SECURITY REASONS DO NOT TELLANYBODY THAT YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY UNTIL YOU RECEIVECASH AT YOUR DOORSTEP.
THE MONEY IS IN TWO SECURITY-PROOF BOXES WEIGHING10KG EACH, THAT IS 20KG FOR THE TWO BOXES, YESTERDAYWE WENT TO FOUR COURIER COMPANIES TOMAKEARRANGEMENTS ON HOW TO SHIP THEM BY COURIER TO YOU.DHL, EMS,FEDEX, ISA ALL SAID THAT THEY MUST OPEN THEBOXES FOR INSPECTION BY THECUSTOMS BEFORE SHIPMENT.THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO AVOID BECAUSE THEBOXESWERE PADDED WITH MACHINE. WE TOLD THE COURIER COMPANY THAT THE BOXES CONTAINSPHOTOGRAPHIC AND FILM MATERIALS AND WHEN OPEN WILLLOOSE ITS EFICACY.WE DID NOT DECLARE MONEY BECAUSECOURIER DOES NOT CARRYMONEY.TODAY A FRIEND OF MINEWHO IS A DIPLOMAT DISCLOSED TO ME THAT THERE ISCOURIER COMPANY THEY USE TO SEND DIPLOMATICMATERIALS AND INFORMATION FROM ONE COUNTRY TOANOTHER,IT HAS DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY AND CANNOT BEINSPECTED BY ANY CUSTOMS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.THENAME OF THE COURIER SERVICE IS UNION DIPLOMATICSECURITY COURIER COMPANY (UDSCC). I WILL MEET WITH THEM AS SOON AS I HAVE YOUR GOAHEAD ORDER.THE DIPLOMAT WILL HELP ME SO WE DO NOTHAVE ANY PROBLEM. WE HAVECONCLUDED THAT YOU MUSTCOMPENSATE US WITH FIVE HUNDRED THOUSANDUNITEDSTATES DOLLARS AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR MONEY. TOTHIS EFFECT, YOU WILL SEND US A PROMISSORY NOTE FORFIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR ALONGWITH YOUR ADDRESS FOR SENDING THE BOXES BY COURIER.PLEASE MAINTAIN TOPMOST SECRECY AS IT MAY CAUSE ALOT OF PROBLEMS IF FOUND OUT THAT WE ARE USING THISWAY TO HELP YOU,DO NOT EVER TELL ANYBODY ABOUT THISUNTIL YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY. I WANT TO HELPYOU BECAUSESOMETHING IN ME IS TELLING ME THAT YOU ARE ANHONESTPERSON. WHEN YOU CONCLUDE WITH THIS AND YOU SEND OURPROMISE, WE WILL HELP TO SHIP PART OF YOUR MONEY TOYOU.
NB: PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE E-MAILADDRESS:rstevenson200@myway.com GOD IS WITH US AS WE WAIT FOR YOUR REPLY. YOURS FAITHFULLY,DR.RICHARD STEVENSON
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