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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• 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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • douglaskoffi5@aol.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Pay=20Master=20Cbn?= <dkoffi30@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: douglaskoffi5@aol.com
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:47:29 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT PAYMENT.


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:dkoffi30@yahoo.com.co



- Attention:Sir We has reach an arrangement that the consignment will come to you straight into your country USA. You are not going to pay any dine here in Nigeria until your consignment vetches you.So you send your phone number, your home and office address and your picture in full. This will enable the diplomat know and locate youwhen he gets to your country.Though, I have your address before but I don't know if you are still living there or not. And mind you, the diplomats do not know what the content of the consignment is, so don't tell him anything about the content.You can reply to my private Email on douglaskoffi5@aol.com Hoping to hear from you.Yours Faithfully,Dr Douglas Koffi PAYMASTER GENERAL,

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