419 scam: Godwin Beck Campbell <boabb_plc@yahoo.fr> I Am AGENT GARRY WALKER,FBI SPECIAL AGENT FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Offic

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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:
- "diplomatic agent" ("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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Godwin Beck Campbell <boabb_plc@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: dip.mr.goddwinbeckcampbell@live.com
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 20:05:25 +0100 (BST)
Subject: I Am AGENT GARRY WALKER,FBI SPECIAL AGENT FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Office writing from Diplomatic Agent's email address

Attention:

I Am AGENT GARRY WALKER,FBI SPECIAL AGENT FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION Office writing from Diplomatic Agent's email address due
to i was invite for very serious investigation regarding your funds
package.There Is Presently A Counter Claims On Your Package By One
Ms.Betty Mcnus, Who Is Presently Trying To Make Us Believe That You Are
Dead And Even Explained That You Entered Into An Agreement With Him, To
Help You In Receiving Your Fund And That Was My Reason Of Calling For
Confirmation.We all are right now in ALBANY INT'L NEW YORK,here is the
number to reach the diplomat in new york here Call: 518 772 1873.

According to the A Diplomatic Agent he has sent you several
email regarding the issue but no response before they contacted us to
make final inquiring before releasing the package to Ms.Betty Mcnus of
ADDRESS:302 FOXRIDGE LANE, HUBERT, NC 28539 USA

We Shall Proceed To Issue All PACKAGE Details To The Said
Ms.Betty Mcnus, If We Do Not Hear From You Within The Next 5 hours from
now i so much waited for an update if you were able to get the cost of
$78 for CLEARANCE as was stated. Please let us know that you are not
dead by sending us the requested fee by today so that we can get things
done by today without any further delay again.Call: 518 772
1873.E-mail:@ dip.mr.goddwinbeckcampbell@live.com

Yours,

Mr. Godwin Beck Campbell

Diplomatic Afloat Officer (DOA)

Call: 518 772 1873

E-mail: dip.mr.goddwinbeckcampbell@live.com

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