419 scam: "DIPLOMAT AGENT"<test@als-krsn.ru> ATTENTION BENEFICIARY 233

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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:
- "insurance 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. )
- "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. )
- "million dollars" (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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier service" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "DIPLOMAT AGENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <diplomaticagent@web.cg>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 09:58:12 -1200
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY 233

DIAMOND BANK APPROVED YOUR FUND $3.8MILLION ATM CARD WITH PIN NUMBER 8081CODE
Attention Please

This is to let you know that we have received an instruction from the
United Nation by orders of the Ministry of Finance, Republic of Benin
to release your Approved payment of $3.8 Million Dollars via OCEANIC
ATM VISA CARD which you will use to withdraw your $3.8 Million Dollars
from any ATM Machine in any part of the world. I must thank you and
assure you that your DIAMOND BANK VISA CARD number 5274783644673648
748; has been approved and upgraded in your favour this morning.

The amount upgraded in the ATM CARD is $3.8 Million Dollars, and your
secret pin number is 8081, Right now, Invitation have been extended to
you to visit DIAMOND BANK Benin Republic for collection of your
DIAMOND BANK ATM VISA CARD and PIN NUMBER so that you can activate it
by yourself and start withdrawing funds from any ATM Machine in your
country but the amount you can withdraw in a day is $10,000, per day
as we have programmed it.

Alternatively, if you are unable to visit DIAMOND BANK Republic of
Benin for collection of this your DIAMOND BANK ATM VISA CARD and PIN
NUMBER, you must therefore apply for the DIAMOND BANK ATM VISA CARD
and PIN NUMBER to be sent to you via our diplomatic courier service at
your own expenses by offsetting the following payments such as;

1) Shipment fee of the DIAMOND BANK ATM VISA CARD to your address amount
is $100. (2 Insurance Coverage of the DIAMOND BANK ATM VISA CARD
amount is $385.00.Both payments is the sum of $385.00 it must been
paid to enable us ship the DIAMOND BANK ATM VISA CARD to your address
to enable you start withdrawing your $3.8 Million Dollars from any ATM
machine in any part of the world.

This DIAMOND BANK ATM VISA CARD must be insured so that it can get to
you without any problem and diversion. This is because this ATM CARD
that can be use to withdraw funds from any ATM Machine in any part of
the world.
Secondly the officer in charge is .Hon James Solomon, and make sure
you do forward your full information’s to us such as.

(1). Your Full Name, .............................
(2). Your Country, .................................
(3). Your Direct Telephone Numbers, ...........................
(4). Your Direct Office Phone Numbers, ........................
(5). Mobile Phone Number, ......................
(6). Your Correct Home Address, ..............................
(7). Your Office Address, ......................
(8). Your Current Occupation,..............
(9). your age, ..........................
(10).Your Next Of Kin’s Name, ........................
(11).Your Next Email Address, .........................

Please indicate to the card centre the total sum you are expecting and
for your information, you have to stop any further communication with
any institution or office until you receive the Atm card. Note:
because of impostors, we hereby issue you, your pin code of conduct
tag number which is (8081) .

so you must have to indicate this code when contacting the card
center. We await your urgent response. So if you cannot come to
DIAMOND BANK of Republic of Benin for collection of your DIAMOND BANK
ATM VISA CARD, you must therefore kindly go right now To western union
or money gram and send this shipment and insurance fee of $385.dollars
via Western Union Money transfer with the details below And write the
MTCN number down and your sender name bellow down the details

Receiver's name......SAM AKI
Country.. Benin Republic
City .. Cotonou
Text Question. YES
Text Answer...YES
Amount $385.
MTCN....
Sender...

As soon as the fee is received, we shall immediately dispatch the
DIAMOND BANK ATM VISA CARD to you and it will take only 2 days to
arrive to your address to enable you start withdrawing funds that same
day from any ATM machine nearest to you.

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