419 scam: "MOSES CLIFFORD"<Cxw3@dowling.edu> WE NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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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:

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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "contact the diplomat" ("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)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <cliffordmss84@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:54:05 -0000
Subject: WE NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

GREETINGS TO YOU ,

I and my little sister needs your help.We were looking for a God fearing person in your country,when somebody who came to our refugee camp gave us your contact.He said he got it from the internet because we ask for a foreign contact in your country.

My name is Moses Clifford and my sister is Christiana Clifford. We are from Sierra Leone.

Our consignment contains More than USD$18.5 million United States dollars and some quantity of gold and Diamond, which I cannot be specific. The consignments are presently in the United States. The consignment got to the State through the help of a Governmental U.N diplomat Dr.JACOB AYEW The fact is that Dr.JACOB AYEW is supposed to have delivered this consignment to a man called Mr. THOMAS JACK in the States.

The week Dr.JACOB AYEW is suppose to deliver the consignment to him, when he got to the States after clearing the consignment from the Airport, he called Mr. THOMAS JACK to ask him for the description to his house, MRS Thomas Jack picked the call and said that her husband just died from a motor accident.

Mr Jack had already assisted us in getting all the documents covering the delivery. He help us pay for the custom claerance and the anti-money laudary certificate was also acquired by him.He has paid for the anti-terrorist certicate as well.Unfortunately he died before he could receieved the funds.

Please I and my little sister seek your help to Contact the Diplomat so that he can be able to deliver the Consignment to you.We want you to instruct him that you have discuss this with us, and that you want him to deliver the consignment of your children to you.
Please, Contact DR. JACOB AYEW on time and update me through mail. I await your urgent response.

This is the contact details of Dr JACOB AYEW .

Dr JACOB AYEW
phone number; 513-442-4107
Roaming number +233-547-897-384

Or please get back with the following info so i can forward it to the diplomat to contact you at once.

1. Delivery Address

2. Your contact phone number

Moses/Christiana Clifford.

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