419 scam: "Diplomat William Cassello" <diplomatwilliamcassello14@gmail.com> Diplomat William Cassello

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Diplomat William Cassello" <diplomatwilliamcassello14@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <diplomatwillamcassello1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 05:38:14 +0100
Subject: Diplomat William Cassello

Attention:Beneficiary,

I am Diplomat William Cassello , mandated to deliver your inheritance/contract sum to you in your country of residence.
The funds total US$15.5 Million and you were made the beneficiary of these funds by a benefactor whose details will be revealed to you after handing over the funds to you in accordance with the Agreement I signed with the benefactor when he enlisted my assistance in delivering the funds to you.

I am presently in your country and I have just left the International Airport to the storage house where will be conducive for the fund before proceeding to your resident and before I can deliver the package (funds) to you, you have to reconfirm the following information so as to ensure that I am dealing with the right person:

Your Complete Names as illustrated herein: Surname/ Middle Name/ Other Names
2. Residential Address
3. Age
4. Occupation
5. Direct cell phone Numbers
6. A Copy of Your working Identification card.

Contact Telephone Numbers. This number has to be a working number and a number where you can be reached easily. You will be called on the number by the delivery agent before the funds is handed over to you. So, its important that you provide a working number for easy communication. If your number is on voice mail, remove it immediately so that the officer can speak to you. We therefore want to use this medium to apologize for any inconvenience the delay in releasing the funds may have caused you and your family.

After verification of the information with what I have on file, I shall contact you so that we can make arrangements on the exact time I will be bringing your package to your residential address. Send the requested information so that we can proceed.

Regards.

Diplomat William Cassello
DELIVERY SERVICES AGENT,U.S.A.
Tel:1940-603-4327

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