419 scam: "Leon E. Panetta" <franky@soleil.ocn.ne.jp> Central Intelligence Agency

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "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.
- luiswilliam20_10@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Leon E. Panetta" <franky@soleil.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Leon E. Panetta" <leonpanetta0123@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:35:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Central Intelligence Agency

Central Intelligence Agency
New York Field Office United States of America.
25th floor, World Trade Center Building 7
Phone Number:315-307-2080
Email:leonpanetta0123@gmail. com
www.cia.gov

Attn:Beneficiary,
This Central Intelligence Agency New York Field Office United States of America hereby write to inform you that we caught a diplomat called Mr. Chika Zumba at (John F Kennedy International Airport) here in New York with a consignment box filed with United State Dollars.

Meanwhile, base on our interview with the diplomat he said that the consignment box belongs to you, that he was sent by one Williams I. Luis to deliver the consignment box to your doorstep not knowing that the content of the box is money. The diplomat also said that his first transit in the state was at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport Ohio.
Now, the diplomat is under detention in the office of (IPA) security, and we cannot release him until we carry out our proper investigation on how this huge amount of money managed to be yours before we will release him with the box.. So, in this regards you are to reassure and prove to us that the money you are about to receive is legal by sending us the Award Ownership Certificate showing that the money is not illegal.

Note, that the Award Ownership Certificate must to be secured from the office of the senate president in Nigeria, being the source country of the fund and because that is the only Assigned Office that will issue you the original Award Ownership Certificate of this funds.
You are advised to forward immediately the Award Ownership Certificate if you have it with you, but if you did not have it we will urge you to contact back the sender of the diplomat to help you secure the Award Ownership Certificate if at all you did not have it.
Below is the contact information of the person that sent the diplomat:

Name: Williams I. Luis

Email: luiswilliam20_10@hotmail.com

Furthermore, we are giving you only but 3 working business days to forward the requested Award Ownership Certificate. Please note that we shall get back to you after the 3 working business days, that if you didn$B!G(Bt come up with the certificate we shall confiscate the funds into World Bank account then charge you for money laundering, but if you forward the Award Ownership Certificate then we will release diplomat with your consignment box also gives you every back up on the money.

Thanks for your understanding and co-operation

Yours Truly,

Best Regards,

I AWAIT YOUR REPLY SO I CAN INSTRUCT YOU ON WHAT TO DO NEXT TO ENABLE FULL IMMUNITY BY THIS AGENCY EVEN AFTER YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR CONSIGNMENT AS STATED.

Mr. Leon E. Panetta
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
25th floor,World Trade Center Building 7
New York Field Office USA.
Phone Number: 315-307-2080
Website: www.cia.gov

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