419 scam: "Stephen King"<markusz@chello.hu> FROM STEPHEN/BLESSING PLEASE WE NEED YOUR HELP URGENTLY....

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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)
- "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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "contact the diplomat" ("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)
- "liberia" (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.
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.
- diplomatrobertcharles01@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- (dip) robert charles on his email address, { diplomatrobertcharles01@yahoo.com.hk } and here is also his phone number, {+1} 941-306-1420 (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Stephen King" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stephenking381@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:15:43 -0500
Subject: FROM STEPHEN/BLESSING PLEASE WE NEED YOUR HELP URGENTLY....

Greetings to you!!!!

Well i know this will come as a surprise to you, I and my younger sister write to seek for your help, My name is Stephen King i am 17 year old and my younger sister Blessing King 15 year old a Liberian, we have a consignment containing 10 million United States dollars which our parent left for us after their death. The consignments are presently in the State Now. The consignment gets to the State through the help of a Governmental Diplomat Robert Charles. The fact is that (DIP) Robert Charles is supposed to have delivered this consignment to a man called Mr. Kenneth Ross in the State.

The week (DIP) Robert Charles is suppose to deliver the consignment to him, when he got to the State after clearing the consignment from the Airport, he call Mr. Kenneth Ross to tell him the description to his house for the delivery, but a friend answered the call and told (DIP) Robert Charles that Mr. Kenneth Ross and his wife hard a fatal car accident which lead to their death some few hours, So (DIP) Robert Charles has to deposit the consignment in the storage department in the airport over there in the State and called us to informed us about what is happening.

Please we want you to Contact the Diplomat so that he can be able to deliver the Consignment to you. And tell him that you have discuss this with us, and you want him to make the delivery to you as our new beneficiary, you can contact (DIP) Robert Charles on his email address, { diplomatrobertcharles01@yahoo.com.hk } and here is also his phone number, {+1} 941-306-1420 )

Please, Contact (DIP) Robert Charles on time and update me through my mail { stephenking381@yahoo.com.hk }. I await your urgent response.

Thanks and God bless you
Stephen/Blessing King

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