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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "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)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • kinpedro206@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "munsa dana" <munsa_dana202@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kinpedro206@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 04:09:12 +0100
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
WORLD BANK FACT-FINDING & SPECIAL DUTIES OFFICE
Office of The Director Special duties.
Abuja, Nigeria
Special duties reference
**UNO/WBF LM-05-371**
**ORDERING CONTRACTOR:
UNO/WBF – SG
DIPLOMATIC BOX 55KG
ATTENTION,
The World Bank Group, Fact Finding & Special Duties office In conjunction
with the United Nations Organization, has received part of your pending
payment with reference number (LM-05-371) amounting to US$ 55 Million (Fifty
Five Million United State Dollars) out of your contractual/inheritance funds
from our ordering contractor Bank quoting reference to UNO/WBF LM-05-371,
the said payment is been arranged in a Security-proof box weighing 55kg
padded with synthetic nylon. According to information gathered from the
bank’s security computer we were notified that you have waited for so long
to receive this payment without success, we also confirmed that you have not
met all statutory requirements in respect of your pending payment.

You are therefore advised to contact our Payment Clearance Department to
obtain necessary information to the Security Courier Service Company that is
specialized in sending diplomatic materials and information from one country
to another, which also has diplomatic immunity to carry consignment (Box)
such as this.

This office has met with this Security Courier Service and concluded
shipping arrangement with them, therefore shipment will commence as soon as
we have your go ahead order. The diplomat who will be bring in this
Consignment(Box) to you is an expert and has been in this line of work for
many years now so you have noting to worry about. After all arrangements we
have concluded that you must donate Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars (USD500,000.00) to a charity organization we designate to you as
soon as you receive your money. To this effect, in your response you should
send to us a promissory note promissing to donate the stated amount and also
with your address where you will like the Box to be delivered. Please
maintain topmost secrecy as it may cause a lot of problems if found out that
we are using this media to help you. Therefore you are advised not to inform
anyone about this until you received your money.

As a matter of urgency, You are requested to provide the following
informations to furge ahead with this transaction:

1) Your direct phone and fax numbers.
2) Your company name and address.
The above requirement qualifies you for final remittance process of the
received sum.
Congratulations.

Yours Faithfully
Dr.kin pedro
Director, Special Duties UNO/WBF.
Repply to (kinpedro206@yahoo.com)

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