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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "lagos" (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 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.
  • mrjmobi@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: "mrjmobi@hotmail.com" <mrjmobi@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:49:46 -0400
Subject: Contact The Courier Company For Consignment


THE PRESIDENCY
CONTRACT PAYMENT & AUTHORIZATION BOARD
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA
Annex-Office, Block 20 Presidential Liaison Complex, Marina Lagos Dear Friend,
I am Mr. James Obi chief accountant of the Federal Republic of Nigeria I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Contract/inherritance fund valued U S D10.500.000.00 , but I did not hear from you since that time. Then I made a secretive arrangement in regards of the shipment of The contract/inheritance fund, I wish to inform you that all necessary modalities have been automatically concluded Before
What you have to do now is to contact the World Diplomatic Courier Service here in Nigeria as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charges and Insurance of the Consignment Note: carefully the content of the crate is "MONEY" but I did not disclose it to the Courier Services as Money, rather I informed them that the crate contain Vital "DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS" belonging to my client (thats you). Furthermore, the weight of the consignment is 220kg but I manage to pay 120kg, On no account should you disclose the content of the crate with the Diplomatic Courier Services (World Diplomatic Courier Service) for fear of betrayal. So do not allow them to know that the content is money.
The only money you will send to the W. Courier Service to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is USD480.00 only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except USD480.00 I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. You have to contact the World Diplomatic Courier Service now for the delivery of your Consignment with this information bellow;
Contact Person: Mr David Ralph
Email Address: worldwdcs@live.com
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your
address.
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of USD480.00 for their immediate action. You should also let me know through email as soon as you receive your
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. James Obi
Chief Accountant Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria Email : mrjmobi@hotmail.com

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