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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 delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: mohammed abacha <amohammed_kano02@live.fr>
Reply-To: <amohammed_kano@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:50:07 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION




FROM: PRINCE MOHAMMED ABACHA.

Hello,


In a drive to ensure the safety of my family’s fund for Investment and safe keeping, I wish to inform you that all necessary modalities have been concluded and the funds have left to Europe last week by Express Cargo Flight (Diplomatic Delivery Agency).


Note carefully the content of the crates is money \"U.S Dollar $14 Million Cash\" but I did not disclose it to the Courier Services as Money, rather I informed them that the crates contains Vital \"DOCUMENTS AND EXPENSIVE AFRICA ART WORK\" belonging to a family friend and also business partner (that's you).


Please get back to me as soon as possible with your full names, address and phone numbers so that I can give you the shipment document and full contact information of the diplomatic company so that you may open up a communication with them to confirm the status and when the trunks would be delivered to you.


Note that the deposit papers are ready and will be forwarded in due course.I would have given you my number,but due to security reason,just bear with me.


Truly Yours,

Prince Mohammed Abacha.




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