419 scam: Mrs Angela Henshaw <angelhenshaw@yahoo.fr> Diplomat is nowhere to be Found.

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447031849467 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- signal-units@computermail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Angela Henshaw <angelhenshaw@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: signal-units@computermail.net
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 21:38:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Diplomat is nowhere to be Found.

Office of Joint Task force,Metropolitan / Glasgow Police.
Metropolitan Police Service.

Attn:The Case File Ref: SF56KF70OX

Re:Security Alert for Impersonation.

Following the activities of terrorist attacked around the globe, during our daily routine on 100% inspection of incoming and our going flights, we intercepted your parcel from a 48 years old diplomat with the(Diplomatic Passport #: 007216109103) at our Airport.

During our interrogation with him, he was forced to revealed that the package originally are coming from west Africa. Further checking the diplomat,it was found out that you are the true and sole beneficiary of the package but due to his sudden change of his final destination to Lebanon rather your country as we have in the Package.

What surprised us is that, he was released on 28/8/10 on health ground for medical attention because of his health was so bad but when we sent somebody to go back to hospital to know his health situation,could you believed, he is no where to be found and the doctor confirmed that the man left the hospital without trace.

However,your sealed parcel is with us and and other documents that doesn't carry his name but your name and this is very SUSPICIOUS. Hence why our Dpo instructed me to contact you for verification if you know him or should we send it to you directly?

>From this development,i deemed it necessary to contact you and to ascertain if he has contact you because we cannot trace him.

The good news is that,your items with us are very safe and intact.

Please get back with your suggestion if you are coming for the collection or we should use our network to send it to you within two days.

Your in Service,
Inspector Angela Henshaw.
FROM PROVOST MARSHAL'S OFFICE.(PMO)
Financial Crimes Monitoring Unit,
Metropolitan Police.
Tel:+447031849467

EMAIL:signal-units@computermail.net
Regards,

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Acts Unit.,
EMAIL:signal-units@computermail.net

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