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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "demurrages " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +2347059109791

Fraud email example:

From: RAMSEY DANIEL <ramsey67@msn.com>
Reply-To: danielramsey@w.cn
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:27:28 -0300
Subject:


To Your Kind Attention!!!

First and foremost I want to introduce myself to you. My Name is Daniel Ramsey
Son to Late Dr. Samson Ramsey. I am 17yrs old Boy and my Sister is 14yrs. We
are From Liberia Our Father was killed by the some rebels during the
war Crisis
in Liberia. So we ran to Nigeria for our security and we are now in
Refuge Camp.

My consignment contains $35 million United States dollars and some quantity of
gold and Diamond, which I cannot specify. The consignments are
presently in the
STATE (USA). The consignment gets to the State through the help of a U.N
diplomat Diplomat Charlie Owusu. The fact is that Mr. Charlie Owusu is
supposed to have delivered this consignment to Miss Jennifer Macdonald in the
USA.

The week Mr. Charlie Owusu was suppose to deliver the consignment
to her,when
he got to the State after clearing the consignment from the Airport,
he call Miss Jennifer Macdonald to tell him the description to her house for
the delivery, but her House Helper answered the call and told Mr.
Charlie Owusu
that Miss Jennifer Macdonald hard a fatal car accident which lead to her death
some few hours ago.

Miss Jennifer Macdonald has already paid the demurrages from the security
company, and she paid for custom check report she also assisted us in getting
the DRUG / ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE, which is so expensive that she spent 25
thousand dollars to acquire it, but unfortunately she died in a car accident,
that was why Mr. Charlie Owusu has to deposit the consignment with a
ware house
over there in the State and called us to informed us about what is
happening.

Please my sister and I seek for you to stand as our Beneficiary / God Loving
Parent to get in contact with the Diplomat so that he can be able to
deliver the Consignment to you. You can call us on +234 7059 1097 91

Please, Contact Mr. Charlie Owusu on time and get back to me . I await your
urgent response via our personal email

Thanks and God bless you
Daniel Ramsey.

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