419 scam: Don Philipppp <don_philipppp@sify.com> URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED FROM YOU

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- fedexcourieroff@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- 46200 petaling jaya kuala lumpur malaysia e-mail: fedexcourieroff@sify.com website;www.fedex.com hello dear. re:instruction to (Sify; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Don Philipppp <don_philipppp@sify.com>
Reply-To: fedexcourieroff@sify.com
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:14:13 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED FROM YOU

Consignment Box Shipment CODE AWB33XZS
FedEx Courier company :Ground Floor, Wisma
Honeywell, Jalan Bersatu13/4, 46200 Petaling
Jaya kuala lumpur Malaysia
E-mail: fedexcourieroff@sify.com
Website;www.FedEx.com

Hello Dear.

RE:INSTRUCTION TO DELIVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX IN OUR VAULT

After due vetting and evaluation of your file that was sent to us by the African Development Bank(ADB). Under the direct authorization of the African Union in Conjunction with the United Nations, we wish to notify you that your contract/inheritance Fund will be paid to you via Diplomatic Delivery to your home address as all means to receive your Fund through Banks had failed.

This Company has an instruction to see to the immediate release of the sum of Three Millions, five hundred thousand united state Dollars ( US$3.5Millions ) of your claim that has been pending in a consignment box in our security vault.We were meant to understand from our findings that you have been going through hard times and passing through a lot of difficulties in seeing to the release of your fund which amounts to Three Millions, five hundred thousand united state Dollars ( US$3.5Millions ). This has been the handwork of some dubious elements in African Development Bank (ADB).

We advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence from anywhere concerning this fund, you don't have to pass through any difficulties to receive your fund, as you have meet up with the whole requirements. This was the reason this fund was kept in our security vault for easy delivery and conclusion of this transaction. The management of this transaction do not want you to pass through wire transfer, which you have gone through off and on and this fund was not paid to you, but for you to come down and see your fund with your two eyes.

Contact information as follow,
Contact person :Dr Dennis Van Der Meijs (Director)
E-mail: fedexcourieroff@sify.com
fedexexpress-courier1@hotmail.com
TEL : +601-6672-7465
Fax : +601-6672-7759

Reconfirm to us the following information.
YOUR FULL NAME__________________YOUR COUNTRY_____________________YOUR RESIDENTAIL ADDRESS________HOME TELEPHONE NUMBERS___________OFFICE AND CELL PHONE NUMBER______A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE______________
Direct Cell Phone Number for easy communication Note that if no seriousness is seen from you, we have no choice but to send this fund back to our treasury as an unclaimed fund by you.

We anticipate your urgent respond.
My Regard to your family..
Yours sincerely,,
Mr.Don Philips Salleh,
P.R.O

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