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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 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:
  • "dear friend" (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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "a 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.
  • james_peters044@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "japeters06@terra.es" <japeters06@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 15:58:30 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: From James Peters



DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS MR.GEORGE JOHNSON, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TRIDENT OIL, A MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATION OPERATING IN LONDON, ENGLAND. I AM SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE TO RETREIVE THE SUM OF EIGHT MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS CONSISTING OF TWO CONSIGNMENT BOXES.


THIS MONEY WAS ACQUIRED FROM THE COMPANY AND IT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A DIPLOMAT TO USA WHERE IT IS PRESENTLY. EACH OF THE BOXES CONTAINS $4.4M AMOUNTING TO $8.8M IN BOTH BOXES AND FOR YOUR HELP I AM READY TO RELEASE 30% TO YOU. BEAR IN MIND THAT THE DIPLOMAT IS NOT AWARE OF THE CONTENT OF THE CONSIGNMENTS, IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR THE PAST 1 MONTH WHERE I'M LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE PARTNER.


I WILL BE LEAVING THE COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY YOU COLLECT THE CONSIGNMENT AND I HAVE VOWED NEVER TO STEP BACK INTO ENGLAND.


PLEASE, I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE BEFORE MY PLANS TO LEAVE THE COMPANY IS DISCOVERED.

NOTE: THE DIPLOMAT HAS AN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY THAT CAN ACCOMPANY HER ALL OVER THE WORLD WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM IN TRANSIT SO YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY.AND PLEASE DO KEEP THIS AN UTMOST SECRET AS THE TRANSACTION IS NOT YET COMPLETED.


BEST REGARDS

james_peters044@yahoo.co.uk

From James Peters






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