419 scam: "Mr. Philips Duke" <tamfost1@gmail.com> COMPENSATION FOR YOUR GOOD EFFORT

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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 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.
- shalomdiplomatic@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Philips Duke" <tamfost1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: shalomdiplomatic@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:04:01 +0100 (BST)
Subject: COMPENSATION FOR YOUR GOOD EFFORT

Hello good friend ,

How are you today coupled with life ? I am overwhelmed with joy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the cooperation of the new partner from QATAR. Presently I'm in QATAR for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in the realization of this endeavour despite the fact that it failed us some how because you find it hard to believe me as at that time because of one thing or the other.

Now contact TNT DELIVERY SERVICES and their email address is shalomdiplomatic@yahoo.fr, ask them to send you an ATM Visa CARD worth £850,000 which I kept for you as compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this endeavour. I appreciated your time and efforts as at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with TNT DELIVERY SERVICES.

Please do let me know immediately you receive your card so that we can share the joy after all the doubt and fear as at that time. Many of life's failure are people who do not realize how close they were to success,when they gave up.

As at the moment, I am in QATAR for investment, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to Delivery company on your behalf . So feel free to get in touch withthem and they will send the card to you without delay.

with best regards
Mr. Philips Duke

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