419 scam: "MR. PATRICK ARMSTRONG"<parmstron2@aol.com> YOU ARE REQUIRED TO RE-CONFIRM YOUR INFORMATIONS

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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:

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.
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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("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)
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.
- +447024047132 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. PATRICK ARMSTRONG" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <patrickarmstrong11@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:33:52 -0800
Subject: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO RE-CONFIRM YOUR INFORMATIONS

>From The Desk of
Mr. Patrick Armstrong
Tell; +44-702 404 7132
National Security/Diplomatic warehouse London England.

DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT

Attention. Beneficiary

Dear.Sir/Ma

Good day to you. I found out that this consignment has been lying here unclaimed.This is why I decided to use my Position as the Shipment officer in charge of this Organization to convey this consignment to your Country. (In Our Warehouse there are lots of abandoned consignments and Valuables kept at the Orders of the British Government)

The consignment will be registered as tagged in the manifest "PERSONAL EFFECT" so that it will not raise eye brow or suspicious from any quarters. I choose to do this for you because you may have paid a lot of money before abandoning this consignment, and I believe you will compensate me well when you receive the consignment.

You must also know that this arrangement does not involve any of the people you were dealing with in the past because this consignment/Payment has been surrendered to the Government. Hence my involvement. THE BACKGROUND OF THIS REASONS it may interest you to know that fund transfer irregularities and misconduct of huge sums of money out of London - England by some Foreigners has created suspicions on any movement of large amount, which is to be routed through England. For this reason, the Government under the leadership of Prime Minister "David cameron" has formed a committee on Finance/Economic matters. This Committee was mandated to deliberate on all fund movement above $5,000,000.00 USD and also to recover all suspected funds. Consequently, our organization has been mandated to assist to monitor all fund movement out of London - England.

Therefore, this letter is highly confidential and top secret. For this reason, you must not inform anybody about this letter or my contact with you. You must keep my relationship with you to be top secret and highly confidential. If you can follow my advice and guidance, I will inform you the only way out for the dispatch of your fund peacefully without any seizure by either your bank or the US Monitoring Agencies to know.

But if you ignore my advice, your fund movement by bank transfer will surely hit a brick wall and you will keep spending money and time with energy and without any success until you forfeit the whole amount, which will be deferred at that time for a seizure when the Monitoring Unit will adopt the motion for seizure. The September 11th 2001 bombing of the WTC in USA has compelled a strict monitoring and checks on all huge sums of money around the globe. For this reason, the security Network in USA has requested us here in London - England to investigate your fund, which has been routed for transfer according to the following:

1. The real source of your fund.
2. Your funds background on Foreign Bills of entries.

In pursuit of that, I discovered so many anomalies, which may create the security network for seizure of your fund. And your bank may start asking questions, which may even put the bank into a big problem for suspicions by the USA Security Network as a bank that keeps Terrorist fund. I am writing this letter out of sympathy and I am willing to assist you and avoid any danger to the successful conclusion. In order for me to help you, the following are my conditions:

1. You must keep my relationship with you highly secret/confidential.
2. You must not expose all the above information to anybody.
3. You must be willing to act fast on any information, directives and advice from me.

But if you expose this information, I will be compelled to do the right report and in that case, you will blame yourself. The method for you to receive this fund is by cash at your doorstep

You are required to send you full details to me immediately you receive this mail, to enable me send it to the diplomat for him to contact and locate you for the hand over of your consignment to at your door step.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO RE-CONFIRM THIS INFORMATION’S LISTED BELLOW:
A: YOUR FULL" NAME
B: YOUR FULL" CONTACT ADDRESS
C: YOUR" TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER

Waiting for your response
Mr. Patrick Armstrong
National Security/Diplomatic warehouse London England.

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