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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("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.
  • johnsonokon_cbn_off_bank_plc@yahoo.com.tw (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • johnsonokon@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?big5?q?DR.=20Johnson=20Okon?=" <johnsonokon_cbn_off_bank_plc@yahoo.com.tw>
Reply-To: johnsonokon@sify.com
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 02:08:07 +0800 (CST)
Subject: MOST URGENT


§Ú¦³·sªº«H½c¤F!§A¥i¥H±H«Hµ¹§Ú¨ì: johnsonokon_cbn_off_bank_plc@yahoo.com.tw

ATTN





It has come to my notice that a click mafia gang which exist between the FMF and the CBN has arranged to steal from the CBN vault were I have being working for the past six years. Your contract claims, which were return through a Security & Finance Company to the CBN, vault in the first week of February.



I have meticulously remove the money packed in a metal box and sent through a Diplomatic Courier Company to England, as diplo matic documents, note that I did not disclose the content to the company in order to avoid pilfration.



Please endeavor to reach me on this email

address:johnsonokon@sify.com and to give me an address to enable me mail the key and picture of the Box and money to you. Also to finalize arrangement on how the Courier Company would deliver the consignment to you.



Immediately you receive the money, I would tell you how to send my 20% percent to me.



Await your response. And you wait For the Airway Bills and Receipt of Payment of Tran-shipment.



Note: you contact MR. JAMES SMITH of the Diplomatic Courier Services on Tel: (4407024099381) Fax: (447092867119) immediately.



You receive this message and enquire if the Boxes are there.



Regards



DR. Johnson Okon



- DR. Johnson Okon

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