419 scam: Diplomat Harry Brooks <yotaguy74@yahoo.com> Comply Urgent

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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:
- "required fee " (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. )
- "stamp duty" (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. )
- "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. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22998958055 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- agentharryrobert@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Diplomat Harry Brooks <yotaguy74@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: agentharryrobert@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 00:41:08 -0400
Subject: Comply Urgent

YOUR ATM MASTER CARD CONTAINS YOUR FUNDS HAVE ARRIVED USA, THROUGH UPS COURIER
COMPANY AGENT MR. HARRY BROOKS. THE AGENT MR. HARRY BROOKS IS CURRENTLY AT JFK
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NY WITH THE PACKAGES CONTAIN THE ATM MASTER CARD AND A
PACKAGE CONTAIN $100.000,00 DOLLARS IN CASH.THE TOTAL SAID FUNDS IS $350.000.00.
$100.000,00 DOLLARS IS IN CASH AND $250,000.00 IS IN ATM MASTER CARD, AND THE
SECRETE NUMBER OF YOUR ATM CARD IS (3535) AS WE AGREED, THE DELIVERY WILL BE
WILL COMPLETED TO YOU TOMORROW MORNING AND BEAR IT IN MIND THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY
CUSTOM CLEARANCE STAMP DUTY OF $85 DOLLARS, BECAUSE WITHOUT THE STAMP THE
2PACKAGES WILL BE INTERCEPTED BY HOMELAND SECURITY OPERATIVES ON ARRIVAL INTO
YOUR STATE AND IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY DELAY OR DISTURBANCE ON TRANSIT THE 2
PACKAGES MUST BEAR THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL STAMP DUTY AND THIS WILL AVERT ANY
DISTURBANCE AND INCONVENIENCE AND WILL ENSURE SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY OF
THE 2PACKAGES CONTAINS THE FUNDS, AND THE ATM CARD NOTE BOOK THAT TEACHES HOW TO
USE THE ATM CARD AND AMOUNT PERMITTED FOR WITHDRAWAL DAILY, YOU CAN WITHDRAW
FROM THE ATM MASTER CARD $3600.00 IN THREE TRANSACTION IN THREE DIFFERENT BANK.
INFO ON HOW YOU SHOULD SEND THE REQUIRED FEE VIA WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM IS
AS FOLLOWS,

RECEIVERÂS NAME. JAMES PETER ONYEKWE
COUNTRYÂS NAME. BENIN REPUBLIC.
CITY LOCATION.COTONOU.
TEXT QUESTION.IN GOD.
ANSWER.WE BLESS.
AMOUNT $85.

MOST IMPORTANT, REMEMBER TO RECONFIRM YOUR FULL NAME, HOME ADDRESS AND YOUR
PHONE NUMBER ONCE YOU SEND THE REQUIRED $85 DOLLARS.YOU CAN CONTACT THE AGENT
THROUGH THE FOLLOWING INFO ;( agentharryrobert@yahoo.com.ph ) OR CALL HIM AT HIS
NY NUMBER (518-409-7725) I CAN BE REACH AT +229-989-580-55. FRANKLY SPEAKING, I
UNDERSTAND THAT ANY ONE IN YOUR SHOE WILL FEEL BETRAYED, BUT I WANT YOU TO SHOW
ME YOUR TRUST BY GIVEN ME BENEFIT OF DOUBT ON THIS FUNDS DELIVERY ARRANGEMENT. I
MEANT SO WELL FOR YOU AND I BELIEVE YOU WILL APPRECIATE ME MORE WHEN YOU HAVE
FINALLY RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT $350,000.00 DOLLARS. I AM HERE TO ASSURE YOU THAT
ONCE WE RECEIVE THE REQUIRED $85 DOLLARS FOR THE CUSTOM CLEARANCE STAMP DUTY,
THEN IT WILL ONLY TAKE THE AGENT 4 TO 5HRS TO FINALIZE WITH THEM AND THEN ARRIVE
YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS AS FROM THERE AT THE AIRPORT TO YOU CITY IS 3 TO 4HRS FLIGHT.

WAITING YOUR VITAL RESPONSE.

DR. ALI MODU SHERIFF DIRECTOR DUE PROCESS UNIT.
TEL +229-989-580-55.

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