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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "million united states 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)
- "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.
- paulwhitecharles@mail.ru (Mail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr Diana Rose(Director)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drdianarose77@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:31:48 +0200
Subject: YOUR PACKAGE IS NOW IN USA
>From The Desk of Mrs Diana Rose
10 Bina Gardens,South Kensington,
London.United Kingdom.
Contact Person: Dr Diana Rose(Director)
Hello how are you doing today. I wanted you to know that your funds was released and now in USA Georgia.You have not gotting your funds yet because it has been hard sending the funds by bank to bank transfer so It was carried by our diplomat Paul White And the funds is now in USA Georgia at the present time. The funds are now lying with the diplomat who brought the funds to USA Georgia. The diplomat doesn’t know the content of what is in the consignment he brought to USA. On the documents that were given out to him he was told the consignment contains industrial items and documents but inside the consignment is your funds . So please do not let him know the content of the consigment. Till its delivered to you and opened by you. This is your passcode to open the consignment box as soon as we comfirm its had been delivered and signed by you.
Passcode:3467
When contacting him don’t let him know that the consignment contains
Money, which he had brought to USA.The amount that is inside the package is ten million United states
dollars{ $10.000000 Millions us dollars}
Money, which he had brought to USA.
You will be contacting the diplomat for the delivery of the consignment to you. Below its his contact information’s. You give him a call and let him know your location so that the consignment can be delivered to you.
You also send to him your contact phone number and address with the below email.
Name: Paul White
Email: paulwhitecharles@mail.ru
Phone: 509 214 2032
You do what the diplomat tells you to do so that you can get your consignment and please dont let him know what is inside the consignment.
Thanks
Dr Diana Rose (Director)
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