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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:
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
  • "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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Walic Nory <walicnory.esq2@live.fr>
Reply-To: <walicnory@lawyer.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 13:44:06 +0000
Subject: RESPONDS FOR MORE DETAIL




REPUBLIC OF TOGOLAISE
SOKODE Direct Security Line 00228-005156600.
CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PAYMENT

Attention Please,

I am Barrister WALIC NORY,National Security Adviser to President Eyadema FOURE.I am delighted to inform you that the contract panel, which just concluded its seating in SOKODE KARAreleased your name amongst contractors to benefit from the diplomatic Immunity Payment.

This Panel was primarily delegated to investigate manipulated contract claims,contracts andover-invoiced payment as the effect has eaten deep into the economy of our dear country.However, we wish to bring to your notice that your contract profile is still reflecting in our central computer as unpaid 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 Federal Government of TOGO have stopped further payment through bank to bank transfer due to contractors numerous petitions to United Nations against african on wrong payment and diversion of contract funds to different account. In this regards, we are going to send your contract part payment of 15Million USD.

To you via our accredited shipping company and I have secured every needed documents to cover the money.

Note: The money is coming on 2 security proof boxes. The boxes are sealed with syntheticny on seal and padded with machine.Please you don't have to worry for anything, as the transaction is 100% free.

The boxes are coming with a Diplomatic agent who will accompany the boxes to your location address.All you need to do now is to send to this office your full located address and your identity such as, international passport or drivers license/your mobile phone N°!The Diplomatic Attaché will travel with it. they will call you immediately they arrives your country's airport.
I hope you understand me. Please kindly get back to me today also with the requested informations so that we can proceed on this matter as soon as possible.

1)Your full name.
2)Phone, fax and mobile #
3)company name, position and address.
4)profession, age.
5)Copy of int'l passport,drivers linsense,or any valid ID card.

Note: The diplomat does not know the original contents of the boxes.What l declared to them as the contents is Sensitive Photographic Firm 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 samething Ok.

Call me on my direct Line 00228-9185366 or E-mail and I will let you know how far I have gone with the arrangement.

I will secure the Diplomatic immunity clearance certificate which will make it pass every custom check point all over the world without hitch. Confirm the receipt of this message and send the requirements to me immediately you receive this message.

Please i need urgent reply because the boxes are schedule to live as soon as we hear from you.

Call me immediately.
Congratulations.

Best Regards.

Des,2007.Barrister WALIC NORY.
National Security Adviser to the President Republic of TOGO.
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