419 scam: "Dr. Philip Campbell" <drphilipcampbell1@yahoo.fr> I WAIT TO READ FROM YOU.

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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)
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.
- drphilipcampbell@she.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Philip Campbell" <drphilipcampbell1@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: drphilipcampbell@she.com
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 17:12:00 +0000
Subject: I WAIT TO READ FROM YOU.

YOUR ATTENTION:

My name is DR.PHILIP CAMPBELL, I have a dual Citizenship of CANADA and
Africa, but working here in Africa, I am 41 years, married with three
children. I am the Director of a Security & Finance Services company.
I got the information concerning you from the Business links and after
due consideration, I decided to contact you believing that by the
Grace of God, that we can make a successful Business deal, without
your disappoint over this deal.

I have been working with this company for over fifteen years. Within
this period, and I have watched with meticulous precision how African
Heads of State and Government functionaries have been using Our
Security & Finance firm to move sums of money USD, Pounds
Sterling, French Francs (cash) to their foreign partners. They bring
in these consignments of cash and secretly declare the contents as
jewelries, gold, diamonds, precious stones,family treasures, and
documents etc.

Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire (dead), Gen. Sanni Abacha of Nigeria
(dead),Fode Sankoy of Sierra Leone, Babangida of Nigeria, Felix
Houphet Boigny of Cote d"Ivoire (dead), Kanan Bedie of Cote d"Ivoire
(Abidjan) Charles taylor (Liberia), OBASANJO (Nigeria)etc. All these
people have many consignments deposited with my office.Their foreign
partners, friends and relatives are claiming most of these consignments.

A lot of them are lying here unclaimed for as much as eight years.
Nobody will ever come for them because in most cases, the Certificate
of Deposit is never available to anybody except the depositors or me
since most of them are dead.

I have through the instrumentality of my company re-deposited all
these unclaimed and overstayed consignment into the Vault Facility of
a reputable Security Company in Europe. Since the inception of the
year 2000, our company's management has changed the procedure of
claims of consignment, as soon as you are able to produce the secret
information as contained in the secret file of any consignment, it
will be released to you upon demand.

I have finalized every arrangement for you to claim consignment
No.1401, 1402 containing $13.7 Million.(Thirteen Million seven hundred
Thousand) I will supply you with all the information and documents
that will facilitate your easy claim of the consignment. Upon your
positive reply of this letter, I will furnish you with further details
and information regarding the modus operandi for the execution of the
transaction. This business is risk free as I have taken necessary
preventive measures. (The mode of sharing will be 50-50), you can
reach me by private email: drphilipcampbell@she.com and I will direct
you on what to do and also l like you to furnish me with your full
name and your confidential phone and fax number(s) for easy reach.
Please expedite action.

Yours faithfully,
DR.PHILIP CAMPBELL.

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