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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 immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348022565551 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • jamesmorgan3463@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:10:12 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?ATTENTION_BENEFICIARY?=


ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

I am Lt General James Morgan (Rtd), National Security Adviser to President
ALHAJI UMARU MUSA YAR'A DUA . I am delighted to inform you that the
contract panel, which just concluded it’s seating in Abuja just released your
name amongst contractors to benefit from the Diplomatic Immunity Payment. This
Panel was primarily delegated to investigate manipulated contract claims,
contracts and over-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/inheritant profile
is still reflecting in our central computer as unpaid contractor while auditing
was going on. Your contract/inheritant 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 Nigeria have stopped further payment
through bank to bank transfer due to contractors numerous petitions to United
Nations against Nigeria on wrong payment and diversion of contract funds to
different account.

In this regards we are going to send your contract/inheritant part payment of
5Million 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 two(2)
security proof boxes. The boxes are sealed with synthetic nylon seal and padded
with machine. Please you don't have to worry for anything, as the
transaction is 100% risk free. The boxes are coming with a Diplomatic agent who
will accompany the boxes to your house address. All you need to do now is to
send to me your full house address and your identity such as, international
passport or drivers license and your mobile phone and telephone number, The
Diplomatic agent will travel with it. He will call you immediately he 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 and marital status.
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 Film 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 same thing Ok.

Kindly Call me on my direct phone 234-8022 565 551 or email me on this (jamesmorgan3463@yahoo.com)
and I will let you know how far I have gone with the
arrangement.Kindly 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,
Lt General James Morgan (Rtd).


---------------------- ALICE N°1 de la RELATION CLIENT 2008*--------------------
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