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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "here in london united kingdom" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031908273 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "john bucknor" <johnbucknor@msn.com>
Reply-To: johnbucknor44@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 13:04:18 +0000
Subject: Greetings

Greetings

I am Mr. John Bucknor, from an Oil reach community of Nigerian state called
Bayalsa state. However, Pardon me for the mode that I have chosen to contact
you via Email it's my pleasure to make this contact to you in other to build
a long time relationship with you, this concerned a 100% unique business
that invloved GBP4,000,000.00 (Four Million Pounds) I have this money right
now with me deposited here in London United Kingdom with Trans-Atlantic
Diplomatic Courier, Infact let me give you a brief information and my reason
of contacting you, I am personal assistance to the Bayelsa state
Governor,Chief Diep-reye Alamieyeseigha, I came to London with him for his
check up about his health, and make some cash payment purchese of two houses
with my boss as directed by him. Forturnatly thing did not work as planned
by my boss before he was arrasted by some security agent with 50% of the
money packed in his brief case while the other one was with me, you can find
the complete of the story on
(http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=28530 ) thisday News paper of
Nigeria immediatly i noticed the problem, I took the GBP2,000,000.00 and
packed it very well as personal effect and deposited it with a Security
company and instruct them that i will get back to them at a latter
date,then i will give them information on whom to release the consignment
to.That i will also issue a Power of Attorney that will prove that the
person is from me, hence i contacted you to assist me recieve this
consignment on my behalf.

This is purely Diplomatic arrangements,i told them that every communication
should be very confidential to avoid violating Government classified
information being exposed to unconcernned quaters. Because of the embargo by
U.S Government regarding Terrorist Treats all over the world.The arrangement
according to them will be as follows:

The Diplomat will carry the money as United Nation diplomatic Relieve
consignments,so that it will cross Airport hence the content will never be
seen at different Airport Transit because of the Deplomatic immunity/coding
on the money, Also to aviod Camera Dictation, until they get to your place,
Prior to the lifting of the consignment The company said that they will sign
an Agreement that it will be coverd by the Diplomatic Immunity.
Immediatly the consignment get there all you need to do is to met the
Diplomat and cleard the money and communicate me, then i will instruct you
to open an account were you will paid the money inn bite by bite because you
can not carry such cash to bank in full,Kindly let us hear from you if this
arrangement is ok by you to enable us start preparing the covering Documents
on your behalf, i need from you the followings:
(1)Your full name
(2)Your Address
(3)Your Age
(4)Your telephone
(5)Your fax Number

Awaiting your response
Mr. John Bucknor
+447031908273

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