419 scam: "Mr. William Darlington" <file1960@mail.ru> International Debt Funds Recovery Unit,

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "western union" (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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "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. )
- "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)
- "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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- mr.williamdarlington@kimo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. William Darlington" <file1960@mail.ru>
Reply-To: mr.williamdarlington@kimo.com
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2013 17:49:34 +0600
Subject: International Debt Funds Recovery Unit,

International Debt Funds Recovery Unit
United States Department of the Treasury Washington DC
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220

Dear Beneficiary

Thank you for your detailed correspondence; we are "The Foreign Assets
Treasure Lodgings of the United States, supplementary of the U.S.
Department of the Treasury Washington, DC. Our motive is to monitor large
funds coming into the United States in whatever package or via
(Electronically or Consignment Baggage) thus I ponder on facts to get your
attention.

Understand that we do not need to provide you with any more information as
our first email to you explains it all. Its with immense pleasure that I
deem necessary to enlighten you more over our diligent and proactive
services as commitment to the American citizens to serve with our heart
and might in discharge of our duties because we are governed by principles
and policies that must not be violated by any person or group of
person(s), and the state of affairs to which our policies are established
is very unprecedented and dose not need to suit any person as its a matter
of whether or not you like our conception you have to adhere to our
instructions to you.

Be well informed that before we commence the delivery of your consignment
baggage to your bank or residence, the legal paperwork’s that will back
off unnecessary stir up from the United States Customs Service and the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States has to be obtained
known as 'Stamp of Duty Paperwork’s and Permission Order Paperwork’s to
avert the categorizing of your consignment baggage as smuggled illegal
item into the country for the finance of terrorist attacks or Money
Laundering due to SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 ATTACK ON AMERICA, a disaster that
every American detest in our memory because it’s a stigma to our
independence rights " terrorism they say is the third world war". In order
words the paperwork’s are to be obtained from the fund origin by Attorney
General in charge.

Secondly, we ensure that our clients are well informed and acquainted with
our codes of conducts and that is the facts that the Foreign Assets
Treasure Lodgings of U.S. Department of the Treasury Washington DC can
only accommodate your consignment box in the pecuniary vault of the
treasury for the maximum period of ten working days, and If the baggage
deposit period exceeds ten working days without being cleared out of the
vault, the Foreign Assets Treasure Lodgings will automatically impose
demur rage accumulated charges over the consignment, and the charges are
to be paid before the consignment baggage will be released and delivered
to your residence or bank.

Basically the obtaining fees of the above listed paperwork’s is $99.00USd,
and to avert the police of imposing your consignment with accumulated
demur-rages, you are advice to Western Union or money gram the fees to
Attorney General using the information below, because the use of an
account will perhaps give the room for the accumulated demur-rage charges
to be imposed on your consignment due to fact that the limited time given
to you to wrap-up this transaction will elapse.

Therefore I will advice that you adhere to my instruction and guidelines
to you and everything will work perfectly. When your funds was being
counted and arranged into the consignment box therefore i will advise you
comply and follow our instruction for immediate delivery of your funds to
you.

The paperwork's will be obtained from Chief Judge by attorney General in
charge, in this regards you have to wire the fees to nwabunwanne Samuel
via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram at the receipt of this
correspondence.

Kindly Locate the Western Union Money Transfer Store or Money Gram Store
to have the $99 sent and the Western Union Money Transfer Payment
information is stated as following below.

Receivers Name: nwabunwanne Samuel

Country: Benin Republic
Location: Cotonou
Question; When
Answer; Urgent
Amount: $99.00 USD

I need below information as soon as you send the documentation charges via
Western Union Money Transfer.

Sender Name:
Sender Address:
MTCN:

Be informed that at the receipt of the paperwork’s from the attorney. We
will not hesitate to provide our accredited diplomat agent that can
deliver your consignment worth the sum of $8.9Millions without any
hitches.

I will be expecting your swift and expedited response shortly.

God Bless America.

Yours sincerely
Mr. William Darlington
Director International Debt Funds Recovery Unit, Washington DC
E-mail: mr.williamdarlington@kimo.com
tel: 770 248 8339

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