419 scam: "FBI DR kINGS BERNARD"<info@admin.org> WARNING....WARNING.....WARNING (FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET)

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "million 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)
- ",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)
- "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)
- "courier company" (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.
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.
- +2347044288588 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- drkingsbernardphd@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FBI DR kINGS BERNARD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drkingsbernardphd@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:20:23 -0700
Subject: WARNING....WARNING.....WARNING (FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET)

FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET

Your Attention is highly Needed.

I'm Dr.Bernard Kings,personal Consultant of CIA,and an agent of the FBI.I tried calling you few hours ago but all efforts of my prove abortive and that is why i have decided to send you this email as a matter of urgency.As a consultant diplomat, my duties are to protect,lives,properties and well meaning citizens of our grate country AMERICA.With due respect, we have been investigating into your issue because a report was reaching us that you have been making payments to series of people who have decided to scam you of your hard earn money.

This is because the police sent the full report to us where we discovered and this is to show you that we have been following your communications with all these people stated here and we would be informing the CIA AND FBI OFFICIALLY .Please i would want you to understand that we are doing this for you good as we would not want you to keep sending money to people wrongfully because they don't have the idea of the position of your funds.

It's true that your money/funds worth $8,000,000 Million Dollars is legit but the people you are dealing with are not with your money/funds and they do not have ideas about the specific figure or amount involved.Therefore, you must stop all forms of communications with ANY BANK OFFICIAL,COURIER COMPANY,AGENT WITHOUT OUR CONSENT because they are all scamming you of your money.You will be reporting to my office with every email you receive from them as to make sure that they are all arrested and handed over to the Authorities.Meanwhile, the CIA/FBI will still be investigating the matter and you will fully be updated with the details as regards their arrest and when they are arrested, you will recover every money you sent to them.

Now for you to have your money released to you,$8,000,000, we will be sending a diplomat from our consultant office to STATES FROM OUR BRANCH OFFICE IN NIGERIA precisely to your home address as stated below here.The diplomat will come down to your house and deliver the $,8,000,000 Million Dollars to your house in cash.When the diplomat gets to JF KENNEDY international Airport, the diplomat will give you a call to let you know the his/her Arrival.

>From this point, you must not send money to anybody again without permission from me or you will be arrested by the CIA/FBI.Please forward to me any email you receive from anyone asking you to pay money.Meanwhile, you are highly advised to get back to us today immediately so that we will furnish you of what it entails to have the diplomat come deliver the $8,000,000 to you in cash in your house.

I would now want you to RE-CONFIRM these information's to me.

NAME IN FULL:.........
CONTACT ADDRESS:......
TELEPHONE NUMBER:......
YOUR AGE...............
OCCUPATION.............
MARITAL STATUS........
NUMBER OF CHILDREN.....

You must understand that the Diplomat must have all these information's to avoid delivering the money to the wrong person as i will not want to be held responsibly by you if the money is delivered to the wrong person. NOTE THAT THE DIPLOMAT IS NOT AWARE THAT THE CONSIGNMENT/TRUNK BOX CONTAINS MONEY AS FOR SECURITY REASONS,THEREFORE YOU MUST NOT LET HIM KNOW EVEN AFTER HE HAS DELIVERED IT TO YOU.

FBI
Dr.Kings Bernard Phd
Telephone: +234-7044288588
Email:......{ drkingsbernardphd@hotmail.com }

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