419 scam: "DIPLOMAT ANDREW WILLIAM." <jeraldclinton@live.com> GOOD MORNING I AM DIPLOMAT ANDREW WILLIAM.

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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:
- "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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "DIPLOMAT ANDREW WILLIAM." <jeraldclinton@live.com>
Reply-To: dplomat-a@ws-loei.ac.th
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:39:52 +0100 (BST)
Subject: GOOD MORNING I AM DIPLOMAT ANDREW WILLIAM.

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GOOD MORNING I AM DIPLOMAT ANDREW
WILLIAM.

HOW IS EVERYTHING AND YOUR FAMILY IS NOW OVER A MONTH THAT I
HAVE BEEN WITH U.S.A CUSTOMS WHERE I WAS ARRESTED THAT I DO NOT HAVE A DELIVERY
CLEARANCE PAPER AT MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MLB) FLORIDA U.S.A BUT I
THANK GOD THAT THEY HAVE RELEASED ME TODAY WITH YOUR INHERITANCE CONSIGNMENT
BOXES WORTH THE SUM OF $9.7MILLION U.S.A DORLLARS BUT THEY NEVER KNOW THAT IT
CONTENTS LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY,

SO IT IS THIS MORNING THAT THEY RELEASED
ME WITH YOUR FUNDS,YOU ADVICE TO RECONFIRM TO ME YOUR DETAILS BECAUSE I LOST THE
INFO DURING WHEN I WAS DRAGING YOUR PACKAGE WITH SOME IMMIGRATION OFFICER
HERE,

AND AGAIN YOU HAVE TO PAY THE SUM OF $68.00 FOR AIR WAY BILL
PAPERS THEY SAID THAT IF I DID NOT HAVE IT THAT I WILL NOT ENTER FLIGHT TO YOUR
CITY. SO SEND THE FEES TO BENIN REPUBLIC WHERE I COME FROM AND THEY WILL GET THE
AIR WAY BILL ASAP AND FORWARD TO ME HERE AND IT WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 2 HRS I
WILL GET TO YOUR HOME ONCE YOU SEND THE FEES
HERE IS THE INFORMATION TO SEND IT,

RECEIVERS
NAME/ ONYIBOR CHRISTOPHER
COUNTRY/BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY
/COTONOU
AMOUNT/$68.00
TXQ /HOW LONG
ANSWER./TWO HRS
SENDERS
NAME.....
MTCN........

PLEASE IT IS THIS MORNING THAT THEY HAVE
RELEASED ME AND I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY MORE LONG HERE AND I WILL DELIVER YOUR
FUNDS IN TWO HRS TIME ONCE YOU SEND THE FEES TO THE MAN IN CHARGE BARRISTER
ONYIBOR CHRISTOPHER .DO THAT FAST SO THAT THEY CAN NOT LOOK OVER THIS PACKAGE TO
KNOW THE CONTENTS,

THANKS
DIPLOMAT ANDREW
WILLIAM.
EMAILS:(dplomat-a@ws-loei.ac.th)

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