419 scam: <anarki@a.ua> VERY URGENT PLEASE.

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic courier" ("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 next of kin scam.
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.
- mrjosephboatengo@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: <anarki@a.ua>
Reply-To: <mrjosephboatengo@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2012 07:36:17 +0300
Subject: VERY URGENT PLEASE.

Dear,
My name is pannel Forster, my sister and I
are Kenyan Nationals,who is currently at the
refugee camp here in Accra-Ghana.Please i
will like you to assist me and my sister to
retrieve and receive our consignment over
there in American that contains $20million
United States dollars and some quantity of
gold, which I cannot specify.
The consignment is presently in American.The
consignments get to the state through the
help of a diplomatic courier agent
Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN that makes deliveries
to different countries and can deliver our
consignment to you. The fact is that
Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN is suppose to have
delivered the consignment which is TWO TRUNK
BOXES to a man called MR.WILLIAM RICHARDSON in
America.The week Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN is
suppose to deliver the consignment to him,
when he got to American after clearing the
consignment from the Airport,he call
MR.WILLIAM RICHARDSON to tell him the
description to his house. for the
delivery,but his wife answered the call and
told Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN that her husband
MR.WILLIAM RICHARDSON hard a fatal car
accident which lead to his death some few
hours Later.

MR.WILLIAM RICHARDSON has already paid the
demurages from the security company, he paid
for Bullion van that took the consignment to
the airport and he paid for custom check
report he also assisted us in getting the
DRUG / ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE, but he
has already acquire it,but unfortunately he
died in that car accident, that was why
Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN has to deposit the
consignment with a warehouse over there in
American and called us to informed us about
what is happening,and told us to look for a
new beneficiary to received the
consignment.So please we will like you to
assist us to received the consignment from
the diplomat in the UNITED STATE OF AMERICA
NOW.

Please kindly get back to us so we give more
details and confirm you to the diplomat as
our new beneficiary.

Please, do reply.
Email:mrjosephboatengo@gmail.com
Thanks and God bless you.
pannel forster.

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