419 scam: "DOCTOR DOUGLAS H. KING"<interpo_association1@usa.com> INTERNATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION UNITED STATE

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "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)
- "we will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "frankedward@contractor.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "DOCTOR DOUGLAS H. KING" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frankedward@contractor.net>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 18:21:39 +0100
Subject: INTERNATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION UNITED STATE

INTERNATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION UNITED STATE
Region No. 2 New York City
P.O. Box 804 Knickerbocker Station
New York City, New York 10002-0804 U.S.A.

We the office of the International Police ,hereby write to inform you
that we caught a Diplomatic lady Mrs. Vernon Wallace by name at John F
Kennedy International Airport (JFK ) here in New York with consignment
box filed with United States Dollars.

Meanwhile, on the course of interrogation to the diplomat, she
mentioned your name as the owner of the cash box, She further
explained that Mr. Frank Edward has ask her to deliver the consignment
box to your doorstep without any knowledge of information that the
content of the consignment box is money.

Be informed now that the diplomat is under detention in our
office(IPA) security, and we cannot release her until a proper
investigation is carried out by our investigation team on the origin
of this huge amount of money and why it has to be delivered to you by
cash. We will instruct her release with the box as soon as we have all
the proof we needed. In this regards, you are to advice to send a
proof to us that the money you are about to receive is legal by
sending us the Origin of Fund Certificate showing that the money is
not illegal.

Note that the Origin of Fund Certificate must come from the Senate
Committees of Nigeria, because the consignment box bears the above
office tag. You are advised to forward immediately the Origin of Fund
Certificate to the legality of these funds, Should in case you do not
have the certificate, We will advice you to contact the sender of the
Diplomat/consignment "i.e" if at all you did not have it.

Below is the contact information of the person that sent the diplomat

Name: Frank Edward
Email: frankedward@contractor.net
Phone: +234_8100003802

Furthermore, we are giving you only but 5 working days to forward the
requested Certificate to us or we will order for your arrest
immediately for Money Laundry and the funds will be confiscated and
re-deposited into the World Bank Reserve Account. on the other hand,
if we receive the certificate and after verification on its
authenticity, we will release the diplomat with your consignment box,
also back you up on the money.

Thanks for your understanding, co-operation and continued patronage.

Yours Truly,

I.P.A REGION NO: 2 THANKS.
DOCTOR DOUGLAS H. KING
Committee of Police Societies.

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