419 scam: "Mr. Diplomate Johnson Miller," <jim_nna2@yahoo.fr> Attention Beneficiary:

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "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 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)
- "@diplomats.com" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- j_uba@diplomats.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Diplomate Johnson Miller," <jim_nna2@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: j_uba@diplomats.com
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:32:30 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Attention Beneficiary:

Attention Beneficiary:

Â

Iâ€™m diplomat Johnson Miller.; I have
been trying to reach you on your telephone about an hour now just to
inform you about my successful arrival in Virginia VAÂ International
Airport with your two boxes of consignment worth Ten Million DollarsÂ
which I have been instructed by ECOWAS COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY to be
delivered to you. The Airport authority demanded for all the legal back
up papers to prove to them that the fund is no way related with drug nor
fraud money,

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Â I have presented the papers I handed
to them and they are very much pleased with the papers I presented but
the only thing that is still keeping me here is the airport delivery Tag
which is not placed on the boxes, one of the Airport Authority has
advise that we get the delivery tag so that I can exit the airport
immediately and make my delivery successful .I try to reason with them
and they stated the delivery tag will cost us just $105 Dollars only to
get the two tag placed on the boxes as that tag will enable me,

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Please try and reach me with my
telephone number +-404-478-4627

as I can not afford to spend more time
here due to other delivery I have to take care of in Bangkok. Here are
the papers backing the funds together with my ID CARD as I can accompany
you to your bank were you will deposit the fund Successfully with these
papers. I have I more vital paper with me but I can only present you
the hard copy when I reach your house as that itâ€™s the diplomatic rules,
such as authorization to deliver.

Â

You can direct the tag fee to our Head
Office as they will get it here for you and they are entitled to receive
and make any payment to foreign countries authority.

Â

GET BACK TO ME IN MY EMAIL NOW
(j_uba@diplomats.com)

Receiver Name,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Egwuatu E
Kojor

Country,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Benin
republic.

Amount,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, $105 US
Dollars

Text Question. ,,,,,,,,,,, Who is our
savior?

Answer &.,,,,,,,,,, the Lord Jesus.

Â Â Â Â

SENDER NAME,,,,,,,,,,,,,

MTCN,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Â

Regard

Mr. Diplomat Johnson Miller.,

Email (j_uba@diplomats.com)

Mr. Diplomate Johnson Miller,

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