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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 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: johnson obi <jobi1945@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 03:53:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: your response


Dear Daniel

Thank you for your response to my proposal, this is to acknowledged the receipts of your email, I am very please to have this transaction with you, as to your position of handling the fund for investment. I quite agreed with you to have this transaction highly secrecy and be convience of your full particitant in partnership, I will process the transfer documents in your name or if you can not receive it through your bank, I will apply for dipomatic delivery as it has the immunity coverage for safety delivery, in this case you don't need to send your bank details, if you are able to send your information, this will not take us time for you to receive the consignment as the diplomat arrives in your country and send me your account for bank to bank transfer.

Now that this opportunity comes to my way I have to use it judiciously as I am in position to make all the documents and normalize them to qualify you to claim this fund $11.5m. I have to procure all the documents of claim in your name legally, I only pray that you don't let me down in this deal after all the documents in your name is presented to the bank to transfer this funds to your account. already every arrangement has been made once you confirm this email, note you will only have to claim this consignment in your country as the diplomat arrives and before then I have to sent to you the copy documents of claim in your name as the true beneficiary of this funds.

Send me your full name, your address, your phone number, your zip code and company's name and address if any and your nominated bank name and account details, including their direct phone number for the bank to bank communication to verify the wiring of this funds $11.5m to your account, if you accept going by wire transfer but for diplomat it is only your personal data this needed and not account, this will take us 7 working days to conclude this transaction following to your prompt response, your response will determine when this can be concluded.

I look forward to your response as to comence this transaction immediately.

Thanks,

Mr.Johnson Obi
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