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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "the 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)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +23417641635 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • drhenryc9@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: DR HENRY CHIOMA <drhenryc11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <drhenryc100@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:09:08 -0700
Subject: CASH DELIVERY BY DIPLOMATIC ARRANGEMENT




CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FACT FINDING AND SPECIAL DUTIES
TUNUIBU SQUARE, LAGOS-NIGERIA
MOBILE:234-1-7641635
E-mail: drhenryc9@hotmail.com
ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR.

I am Dr Henry Chioma a senior staff with the central bank of Nigeria (CBN). In the nutshell I noticed two security proof boxes inside special computer section in the central bank In furtherance I asked the officer in charge of the section and got to know that according to information gathered from the bank computer that you had been waiting for a long time to receive your contract payment without success. And now as I have found out that you have almost met all the statutory requirements in respect of your payment but because of little miscalculation in the computer section every payment were pending but you are lucky that your own, part payment had been packaged. Now as I have known the delay I assured to help send the two boxes which it’s contents are $5 Million U.S.A. Dollars to your designated Address if you agree to compensate I and my colleagues with $500,000.00 (Five hundred thousand U.S.A. Dollars only, when the transaction is concluded effectively. You are required to write a promissory note on that regards and send it to me along with your private address where you want to receive the boxes.
In addition, I will send the boxes to you through international courier service which my diplomat friend disclosed to me as the best courier company. The courier company has diplomatic immunity to carry diplomatic cargoes. The company are not check by the customs anywhere in the world. The name is noble diplomatic security courier service (NDSCS). I will meet them as soon as I have your go ahead order to send you the $10,000,000.00 (Ten Million U.S.A. Dollars) cash via courier service. The diplomat friend promised to help us secure the necessary papers required to avoid any problem.
Now for security reasons do not disclose to anybody about this method of payment until you receive cash at your door step, because it may cause a lot of eyebrows if it is discovered we use this method.


Sequel to my saying I will send you the keys to open the boxes both the outer and inner security code lock through another courier company, this is to avoid tampering in any transit Airport. I wait your immediate response.
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Yours faithfully,
Dr Henry Chioma
Director ( Fact Finding And Special Duties cbn )
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