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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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• 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:
  • "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)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "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)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("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. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "kwamina bartels" <kwaminabartels@newsgroup.hk>
Reply-To: majkwamina112@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:43:18 +0800
Subject: Attention






I am MAJ. COL. KWAMINA BARTELS (Head of the UNITED NATIONS delivery
department),we got your contact through our data base and it appear
that you are particularly concern and interested in helping Africa
children whom has surfer drastically from war and political crisis,
most of this children lost their entire family IN war, became homeless
and now refugees.





Majority of these children family were rich and had sufficient funds
deposited in their names as future Inheritance. Your subsequent efforts
to help these African children transfer their funds which was not
properly handled, because of unprofessional hands give us a special
concern to appoint you with this special advantagious position with the
UNITED NATIONS as a Humanitarian Officer.





These funds were supposed to be transfered through the banking system
to your nominated bank account or through a special diplomatic courier
service, but unfortunately there are set down regulations by the WEST
AFRICA SUB REGION regarding money transfers from Africa to any other
part of the world. A lot of ignorant people like your previous partners
here in Africa had without the knowledge, tried to transfer money from
Banks in Africa abroad and the results was complete failure. This has
resulted in foreign beneficiaries loosing confidence and trust in thier
dealings with Africans within and out Africa.





The financial regulations are so strong that you have to pay money
hoping to get the required documentation from various ministries
concerned, high level of taxes are being imposed upon these said funds
which make it very difficult for funds remittance overseas.





I find your profile very interesting and I wish to update you properly
about the delivery procedure; The Honorable Secretary General of the
United Nations has promise to use his office to assist Africa children
who would like to leave abroad. I have forwarded the names of some of
these African children to the office of the UNHCR dept and they will
be issued with a UN Diplomatic Immunity Passport that will take them to
anypart of the world where they will stay. In view of this I am using
this single opportunity to appoint you as their beneficiary if only you
can assure me that when you receive the funds for the children you will
protect the funds, invest it in a profitable business, educate the
children and make life worth living for them. In this case you will now
forward all your personal data, fill in the UN OCHA FORM attached to
this letter and return, to enable me secure a UN EXPRESS ACCESS CARD
and UN Diplomatic Immunity Passport in your favour then, you will be
appointed as a Humanitarian Officer to the United Nations which allow
you to receive these consignments containing $16Million US Dollars for
these African refugees children PRINCE VICTOR TUFE and CONNEH'S
FAMILIES.





Note: The Consignments will be tag as a UN Humanitarian Relief
Material. Your UN Express Access Card and your UN Diplomatic Immunity
Passport as a Humanitarian Officer permit you to receive Humanitarian
Material.





These consignments will be delivered to you by UN Special Delivery
Officers. Please be inform that you cannot receive any funds through
the African Banking System or through any diplomatic means for now.
This is the only way to which you can receive these funds without any
security interference in your country.





Thanks





Awaiting your response





MAJ. COL. KWAMINA BARTELS




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