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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "john ambrozi" <johnambrozi20@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: johnambrozii@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:14:40 -0700
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF: John Ambrozi.


FROM THE DESK OF: John Ambrozi.
STANDARD DIPLOMATIC AND COURIER
SERVICE
#45-34 PASEN ST (UK) LONDON.
kindly reply here (johnambrozii@yahoo.fr )

TEL:+447031813970

Dear,

We are Diplomatic Corp that holds special and valuable consignments for
reputable clients that are honest and trustworthy. We work in collaboration
with top firms all over the world as we have earned a name as a service
whose hallmarks in reliability and confidentiality are revered.
International missions, Diplomats, Embassies of the world have used our
services to satisfaction.A benefactor has mandated me to get someone that
can assist her and her family in retrieving her package containing some
amount of money from a Diplomatic Corp.The benefactor and her children have
been confined only to their country home and all their calls and movements
are monitored, as a result,its absoultely impossible for them to do anything
as regards retrieving the money.Their only means of communication is via
internet and you are being contacted because your assistance is needed in
claiming the funds on their behalf. The amount was accrued from Diamond
sales over a period of six years and its $45M (Fourthy Five Million U.S.
Dollars).

These funds are fully free of any liens,or encumbrances and are clean, clear
and has no criminal origin. The funds have nothing to do with any form of
illegality and all documentations needed to prove the source of the funds
were submitted when the funds were being deposited and these documents would
prove the source of the funds and authenticate the fact that the funds are
clean and has no links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism. For your
assistance in this transaction,the benefactor and her Children have agreed
to give you 30% of the total amount of money and this role simply entails
retrieving the funds on their behalf from the Diplomats in Europe and all
the informations needed to claim the funds would be sent to you as soon as
you indicate your interest in assisting them as well as providing the
following information to facilitate the smooth conclusion of the
transaction.

1) Your Full Name: ___ 2) YourAddress:____ 3) Your Telephone
Number:___ 4)
Your Fax Number: ____ 5) Your Mobile Number:_ 6) TheName of the
Closest Airport to your City of Residence:______I await your response
Urgently.
From JOHN AMBROZI.
kindly reply here (johnambrozii@yahoo.fr )
(CEO)STANDARD DIPLOMATIC AND COURIER SERVICE
****PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL***** This e-mail and any attached files are
confidential and may be legally privileged.If you are not the addressee, any
disclosure, reproduction,copying,distribution, or other dissemination or use
of this communication is strictly prohibited.

thankyou

john ambrozi

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