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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "the diplomat " ("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)
• 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.
  • reverend.bishopmoses@priest.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UMUKORO JULIUS <umukorojulius@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:29:49 +1300 (NZDT)
Subject: From Umukoro Julius



Dear
My name is Umukoro Julius I am From Freetown Republic of Sierra-Leone, I just came into Ghana to claim my Late Father consignments with my younger sister which he deposited in OBEST SECURITY COMPANY here in Accra Ghana . I and my sister have Claim the boxes from the security company,
They are now with us in the Bishop house who gives us support during the claim of the two consignments trunk from the security company. He was also the person who gives us your contact....whose name is REVEREND BISHOP MOSES......and you can also reach him through his email address on reverend.bishopmoses@priest.com Tell phone +233243634600

I and my sister is contacting you to be our foreign beneficiary who will receive the consignments there in your country, So that we can come over to set up an investment with you in your country, each of this consignments contain $23 million us dollar and Gold and Diamond worth 15 kilogram per each consignments.

The only problem we are facing now is how we can open one of these consignments trunks boxes so that we can have money to pay the diplomat who will come down to your country for delivering of the consignments to you in your doorstep the other one consignment trunk box
I and my sister went to meet the Rev Father at the church and explain things to him and he directed us to a company where we can get the diamond cutter to rent to open one of these consignments trunk boxes,
All I need from you now is your home address and include with your your telephone and fax number so that as soon as I rent the diamond cutter, I can open one of the consignment to get money from it and look for a diplomat who will deliver the other one consignment to you in your country with your information which I requested,
And I will also need your account information to transfer the rest money with me from the open consignment to you in your country. And all the document covering the two consignments are with me including the claim receipt, if you need them I can send them to you for your proper scrutiny.

And as soon as you get back to me we will discuss the percentage we will offer you.
Hope to hear from you
Yours Sincerely
Umukoro Julius & sister.
+233-242846998

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