419 scam: "Dr. Endo Akira- UNHCR"<ogbe.steriyo@gmail.com> From Dr Endo Akira

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "@diplomats.com" ("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.
- +447024034836 (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.
- unhcr.endoakira@diplomats.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Endo Akira- UNHCR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <akiraend@diplomats.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:57:10 +0100
Subject: From Dr Endo Akira

From: Dr Endo Akira

Deputy Diplomatic Commissioner

UNHCR -United Nation

Switzerland/Libya.

My Dear Friend

I am not using this message to solicit your support for any illegal transactions; I am a UN Carrier diplomat, currently the Head of the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees- UNHCR in Tripoli Libya. I am privileged to be in a position of bearing confidential information which if agreed upon by both of us it will be for our mutual benefit.

I had in my position secretly, private information of $47,8Million cash, Gold items and other valuable Belongings of IBRAHIM SAID AL-ARAB GADDAFI, the sixth
son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who confided in with and handed over this items 48hours before his death by NATO Air strike, this fund was moved some
where in Europe someday through UN diplomatic Channel in baggage marked UN. I felt bad for the death of this innocent young man who studied in Germany where I
met him 5 years ago, as you can see on this link:

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/140504/20110503/gaddafi-son-killed-buried-in-tripoli.htm

My Dear his father been displaced and family scattered, Libya is longer save for now and nobody to hand over details of this fund deposit in the family as they
are on the run. I just want somebody to take over management of this fund under sharing arrangement.

Attached is my Official Letter Head, IDs and the marked Dollars picture and receipt/Certificate of Deposit with Identification Code of the security firm in
Malaysia where fund is currently deposited.

Further clarifications in receipt of your response, there is no risk of any kind involved, this is solely a divine private arrangement that needs to be protected
because of the nature of my work as carrier diplomats, there is also another $37,8Million in Bank London without next of kin, let me know your readiness.

Thanking you for your maximum corporations.

Yours Faithfully

Dr Endo Akira
Contact e-mail: unhcr.endoakira@diplomats.com
Global Mobile roaming +447024034836
Deputy Commissioner- UNHCR- United Nation
Switzerland/Libya. LIBYA OPERATION

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