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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: "DIPLOMATIC PAYMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <diplomaticmovement@live.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:10:11 -0000
Subject: DIRECT SECURITY LINE +234.7030499234

UNITED NATIONS AND PRESIDENCY FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN-CONJUNCTION WITH
WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
OF INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC PAYMENT
ASO ROCK VILLA, ASOKORO DISTRICT, ABUJA
DIRECT SECURITY LINE +234.7030499234
CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PAYMENT
OUR VISIT OUR WEBSITE:http://www.un.int/nigeria/
 
ATTN:BENEFICIARY
I AM LT GENERAL JAMES MORGAN (RTD),UNITED NATIONS ENDORSED/ELECTED DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC PAYMENT FOR WEST AFRICA NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER TO PRESIDENT ALHAJI UMARU YAR" ADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA . I AM DELIGHTED TO INFORM YOU  THAT THE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PANEL, WHICH JUST CONCLUDED IT'S SEATING IN ABUJA JUST RELEASED YOUR  NAME AMONGST CONTRACTORS AND BENEFACTORS TO BENEFIT FROM THE DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PAYMENT. THIS PANEL WAS  PRIMARILY DELEGATED TO INVESTIGATE MANIPULATED CONTRACT CLAIMS AND INHERITANCE, 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 PROFILE IS STILL REFLECTING  IN OUR CENTRAL COMPUTER AS UNPAID CONTRACTOR WHILE AUDITING WAS GOING ON. YOUR CONTRACT  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 PART PAYMENT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT OF USD$5.5 MILLION TO YOU VIA OUR ACCREDITED SHIPPING COMPANY AND I HAVE SECURED EVERY  NEEDED DOCUMENTS TO COVER THE MONEY. NOTE: THE MONEY IS COMING ON 2 SECURITY PROOF BOXES. THE BOXES ARE SEALED WITH SYNTHETIC NYLON SEAL AND PADDED WITH MACHINE. PLEASE  YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRYFOR 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 ATTACH? 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 TODA! Y ALSO WITH THE REQUESTED INFORMAT
 
1.FULL NAMES:....
2.ADDRESS:........
3.City:...........
4.State:...........
5.Email Address:.....
6.Postcode:..........
7.Country:............
8.SEX:.................
9.AGE:..................
9.OCCUPATION:............
10.TELEPHONE NUMBER:.....
11)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. CALL ME ON MY DIRECT PHONE +234.7031997622-OR EMAIL AND I  WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW FAR I HAVE GONE WITH THE ARRANGEMENT. I WILL SECURE THE DIPLOMATIC  IMMUNITY CLEARANCE
CERTIFICATE WHICH WILL MAKE IT PASS EVERY CUSTOM CHECKPOINT ALL OVER THE WORLD WITHOUT  HITCH. 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).
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER TO THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
E MAIL:dip_payment@rediffmail.com
CELL PHONE:+234-7030499234
CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PAYMENT

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