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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 delivery"
• 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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • barclaysbanklondon222@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <kingsleyhamson02@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: kingsleyhamson100@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:48:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF BARCLAYS BANK LONDON

ATTN,

We have received a payment credit instruction from Central Bank of Nigeria to credit your account with your full contract funds from the our reserve account with our bank.

This is to notify you that your funds has been programmed for immediate release into your nominated account but we can not transfer this funds valued at US$15M direct to your nominated bank account, because we are having a little problem with International Monetary Fund (IMF), so our method of
payment is by Diplomatic Delivery (which is cash delivery)

Be inform that every arrangement regarding your cash payment through diplomatic services has been made; note that your funds have been packaged to deliver to you right there in your home.

Be informed that the Diplomatic Agency has to move down to your Country in order to deliver the Consignment to your doorstep.

Note that as soon as the Diplomatic arrives to your Country they will give you a call immediately to enable you help them to get Yellow Tag Paper for the clearance of the consigments.

This bank advises you to make everything possible seeing that you assist the diplomats to obtain the (yellow Tag Paper) right there in your Airport to enable them carry the consignment unexamined down to your house.The yellow tag paper will give them more authority over the consignments they
carried so that the customs and immigration Officers will not stop them in Airport, for security reasons you are advice to adhere to the rules and regulation of this Bank for easy collection of your fund, you have to be the one to welcome the diplomatic agent, to enable them deliver the
Consignment to you immediately, be informed that as soon as the diplomats obtain the above named certificate which is the yellow tag paper,they will proceed down to your house for the delivery of your fund .

I want you to send your direct mobile phone and your full home address to this Bank immediately,also this Bank requests of your international passport to enable the diplomatic agents know you as the beneficiary of the fund. As soon as the diplomatic arrive in State they will give you a call
immediately to notify you.
This Bank awaits your prompt response to enable us proceed,note this Bank do not want further delay of your fund.
Email: barclaysbanklondon222@yahoo.co.jp

Regards,
MR KINGS ADAMS



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