419 scam: "EVANS DAVID"<pobdam@loxinfo.co.th> FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION??

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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 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:
- "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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "EVANS DAVID" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <evansdavid100@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:43:49 -0800
Subject: FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION??

FROM: DAVID EVANS
STERLING BANK LONDON
ENGLAND, United Kindom, RH19 1HH

PAYMENT APPROVAL ORDER IN YOUR FAVOUR

After the Executive Council meeting held with other financial institutions and inline with STARLING BANK OF LONDON Financial Regulation, today the deed was approved by the International Foreign Exchange Control Unit under the Order refference 59X1XVOL 191 RGD Executive Express Approval and Censorship of the United Kindon Financial Regulation , under paragraph 11 ARTICLE 19 SECTION 15 (A) of the Act of 1998 enable hereby Approved The Payment Order.

It was then Concluded that your payment is to be made in cash by diplomatic delivery to your house address in your country.

This committee and have canceled all our bank inheritance payment to be made by telegraphic transfer to beneficiary's account. This decision was taking when this committee and the government received reports from beneficiaries on much
ask to be paid where charges by Government officials and Banks Which lead to the delay in their payments.

On your own case, we are meant to understand that you have paid some outreageous charges to some corrupt officials Subsequently extorting funds from you.NOTE: we have taken this method of diplomatic means as a system # in which government and its agents used in moving any confidential documents, cash, gold or other important government properties to any parts of the world in the name of diplomatic consignment. This system has been used in paying many beneficiaries who prefer to receive their fund in cash in their country.

In view of this we have resolved to make your payment through a diplomatic cash delivery, that will be delivered to you if you agree on this method. Two of our diplomats will accompany this consignment and it will be handed over to you in your country or any given place otehr.

All you need to do now is to send to me: Your full name, Your house address, International airport close to you, Your search for identity as, international passport or driver license, Your contact phone and fax numbers,

NOTE: they will arrive in your country to resolved with Customs for the clearance of the consignment and subsequent Diplomatic obtain a permit for the movement of delivery of your consignment to you in your City. Please once they arrived in your country they will contact you for the clearing charge to enable them clear the consignment and proceed to deliver the consignment to you.Be informed that the airline and any other agents Do not know the contents in the box rather they will see it as government property Accompanied by the diplomats to its destination.

On arrival of the diplomats in your country, they will contact you and you will be required to direct them on where and when to locate you to hand over the consignment to you, after you must have finalize things with clearing of the consignment with the customs .

Remember that this is a government arrangement and there is no risk involved We need to hear from you with your direct telephone and fax numbers with your address before the diplomats leave so that we will hand it over to him and the forward Subsequently the diplomatic contact to you before he leaves London.

Thanks
David Evans
Starling Bank London

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