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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic agent" ("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.
  • payment_department1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MARK LOUIS <mark_louis6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <payment_department1@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:06:53 +0100
Subject: dear firend




THE PRESIDENCY
THE CASTLE VILLA
EMAIL:




payment_department1@myway.com








CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PAYMENT


ATTENTION: Beneficiary,

This email is from Office of the African Union {AU} I am Honorable Musa Ali Abu, National Special Adviser to President John Kofour Republic of Ghana, Chairman African Union. I am delighted to inform you that the contract panel, which just concluded its seating in Castle Accra Ghana, just released your name amongst unpaid beneficiaries /contractors to benefits from the Diplomatic Immunity Payment. This Panel was primarily delegated to investigate manipulated contract claims, contracts and over-invoiced payment as the effect has eaten deep into the economy of our dear country and all over West Africa.However, we wish to bring to your notice that your Benefit/ Contract profile is still reflecting in our central computer as unpaid Beneficiary/Contractor while auditing was going on. Your contract file was forwarded to my office by the auditors as unclaimed fund, we wish to use this medium to inform you that for the time being West Africa Government have stopped further payment through bank to bank transfer due to Beneficiaries & Contractors numerous petitions to United Nation against Nigeria , Republic of Ghana, Benin Republic, Ivory Coast,Cameroon , on wrong payment and diversion of Benefit/ Contract funds to different account. In this Regards, we are going to send your Beneficiary/ Contract part payment of $2.5 Million USD to you via our accredited shipping company.

The money is coming on one security proof box. The box is sealed with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine. Please you don't have to worry for anything, as the transaction is 100% risk free. The box is coming with a Diplomatic agent who will accompany the box to your house address.

All you need to do now is to send to me your full house address and your identity such as, international passport or drivers’ license and your telephone number.The Diplomatic Attach will travel with it. He will call you immediately he arrive your country's airport. I hope you understand me.

Note: The diplomat does not know the original contents of the box. 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.

Immediately you receive this message. Please I need urgent reply because the box is schedule to live as soon as we hear from you.

Best Regards,

Honorable Musa Ali Abu.







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