419 scam: "I’m diplomat Eric Campbell" <garbasani7777@admin.in.th> I’m diplomat Eric Campbell

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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:
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "diplomat_eric.campbell@admin.in.th" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.

Fraud email example:

From: "I’m diplomat Eric Campbell" <garbasani7777@admin.in.th>
Reply-To: <Diplomat_Eric.Campbell@admin.in.th>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 13:27:02 -0700
Subject: I’m diplomat Eric Campbell

Attn: TO You,

I’m diplomat Eric Campbell. I have been trying to reach you on your telephone about an hour now just to inform you about my successful arrival

in LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CALIFORNIA with your ATM card worth $1.5m one Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars which I have been,

instructed by ECO-WAS COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY to be delivered to you. The Airport authority demanded for all the legal back up papers to prove to

them that the fund is no way related with drug nor fraud money,

I have presented the papers I handed to them and they are very much pleased with the paper’s I presented but the only thing

that is still keeping me here is the airport delivery Tag which is not placed on the parcel, one of the Airport Authority has advise that we get the delivery.

tag so that I can exit the airport immediately and make my delivery successful. I try to reason with them and they stated the delivery tag

will cost us.

just $275 Dollars only to get the two tag placed on the parcel as that tag will enable me get to your house successfully without any

interference, they scanned the ATM CARD and found out that the fund is 100% withdrew and accepted by any bank in the whole world.

Please try and reach me with my international number: 580-630-5577 as I can not afford to spend more time here due to other delivery I have to

take care of in Bangkok. I have more vital paper with me but I can only present you the hard copy when I reach your house as that it’s the

diplomatic rules, such as authorization to deliver. You can direct the tag fee to our Head Office as they will get it here for you and they are

entitled to receive and make any payment to foreign countries.

authority. GET BACK TO ME IN MY EMAIL NOW ;(Diplomat_Eric.Campbell@admin.in.th) with

the western union payment information of the tag so that I will forward them

to my company in Africa for them to obtain the tag and send it to me

here.

Receiver .Molokwu Augustine

Country Cotonou-Benin Republic

Amount USD$275

Text Question. In God

Answer .We Trust.

SENDER NAME

MTCN

Best Regard

Eric Campbell

Diplomat.

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