419 scam: "From the Desk of Dufour"<villareal@vilarealtrading.com> CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

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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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "From the Desk of Dufour" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.kwebena002@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 06:27:49 -0800
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

>From the Desk of Dufour.

Federal Ministry of Finance

103 Walter Carrington road,

MEDINA Ghana.

Tel: +2337911757

Fax: +233-1-7744309

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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

Attention,

My name is Dr.Kwebena Dufour, I work with the Federal Ministry of Finance in Ghana, and I have seen that several times people tried to divert your funds into their own personal account I mean those you call your partner in Nigeria and London even in Ghana.

Now I write to you in respect of the amount which I have been able to send to you through the Federal Government Diplom

has arrived in London today, now I want you to know that the diplomat would deliver the funds which I have package as a diplomatic compensation to you and the amount in the consignment is $6,000.000.00 (Six Million U.S. Dollars Only).

To this end, I did not disclose the content to the diplomat that the box contain money but I told him that it is your compensation from the Government House here in Mauritius and from our affiliate in London and Nigeria, I want you to know that this funds would help your financial status as I have seen in record in London and in Ghana that you have spent a lot trying to receive these funds.

I am not demanding so much from you but Just 20% of the funds and after this I shall proceed in helping you to collect the total amount. I want you to give me a call immediately you receive this message so that I can give you the contact information of the diplomat who has arrived in London for the past two days and have been waiting to get your information so that he can proceed with the delivery to your doorstep in your country.

Yours Sincerely,

Dr.Kwebena Dufour

Federal Ministry of Finance.

Call me immediately on

+233 2479-11-757

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