419 scam: "INFORMATION CENTER" <sus@yahoo.com> Your new year gift of $1,750,000.00 is in USA Already.

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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:
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- diplomatjeffm@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "INFORMATION CENTER" <sus@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: diplomatjeffm@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 03:19:25 +0800
Subject: Your new year gift of $1,750,000.00 is in USA Already.

Your new year gift of $1,750,000.00 is in USA Already.

Beneficiary $1,750,000.00 from United Nation.

This is to officially inform you that you have been selected as the United
Nation Christmas and New Year award winner as a result of your hard work
and good behavior in the society United Nation Organization have been
following your record and finally decide to reward you alone to encourage
more people on doing great things like you and your wining funds has been
conveyed into the United States of American for final delivery to your
address along with the legal documents proven that the funds in the
consignment is your wining funds from United Nation Organization.

Reconfirm your full delivery information ONCE again to the Special Agent
as soon as you receive this email notification,as the delivery team are
currently at Newark International Airport USA with your Consignment Box
along with its legal documents,The agent handling the delivery of your
consignment box called me this morning to inform me that he misplaced
your delivery address on their arrival to your country with your parcel,
According to his explanation he misplaced your location information along
with your phone number due to CUSTOMS /FBI/ CIA and Police searching and
scanning on the Box as if he is a terrorist therein your country but I
thank God finally that they have confirmed that his movement is clear
and genuine with out any suspicious intentions to your country only to
deliver this Consignment Box along with the legal documents to you from
United Nation.

Furthermore you are advice to be very fast in providing the following
information require below as the Agent has no much time to spend in your
country because of their flight in-ternary, As soon as the delivery team
receive this details your delivery will be made to you asap without delay.

(1)Your Full Name:
(2)Mobile Phone Number:
(3)Current Home Address:
(4)Current Identification id:
(5)Country:
(6)City:
(7)Nearest Airport:

Contact the Special agent via the information below as soon as you receive
this mail which is officially from the United Nation.

Special Agent Jeffs Miller
Email::diplomatjeffm@hotmail.com

Validity this office once you contact the Agent to make sure that your
fund has getting to you without any hitch, Furthermore remember the Agent
delivering the Consignment Box does not know the content of that
consignment box Because the Attorney which represented you,

registered it as a personal valuable item belonging to you to avoid hitch
during the delivery of your wining funds and its legal documents to your
address, Non circumstances should you let him know the content of that
consignment box meanwhile your Consignment was Sign and Stamp by (United
Nation Secretary General Mr.Ban Ki Moon and US Ambassador Mrs.Susan Rice)
as your wining funds which is the reason it arrive to US In peace this is
to make sure your wining funds is protected until it gets to you.

forward the above listed information to the Special Agent via this
Email:(diplomatjeffm@hotmail.com) and follow his directives to enable
complete the delivery today in your favor.

Have a wonderful new year holiday and celebration.

24 hours Information Center

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