419 scam: "Mrs.Natasha Armstrong"<mrs.natashaarmstrong263@yahoo.se> Re: DIPLOMAT AGENT IS STRANDED AT YOUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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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)
- "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)
- "million united states 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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "contact 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 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.
- sir.christophertholmes@yahoo.se (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Natasha Armstrong" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Mrs.natasha_armstrong@yahoo.se>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:01:16 +0100
Subject: Re: DIPLOMAT AGENT IS STRANDED AT YOUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

From: Mrs.Natasha Armstrong

61 South Service Road,

Melville Expressway

Suite 14

Zurich Switzerland

Please Your Urgent Attention Is Needed.

We wish to inform you that the diplomatic agent conveying the

consignment box valued the sum of $5 Million United States Dollars

misplaced your address and he is currently stranded at your

international airport right now. We required you reconfirm the

following information's below so that he can deliver your consignment

box to you today.

(1) FULL NAME: = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

(2) ADDRESS: = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

(3) MOBILE NO.:= = = = = = = = = = = = =

(4) NAME OF YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT:= = = =

(5) A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION := = =

Please do contact the diplomatic agent with the email below with the

information's required

Contact Person: Diplomat sir.christo phertholmes

EMAIL: sir.christophertholmes@yahoo.se

He is waiting to hear from you today with the information's and for

security reason to avoid diversion, read below carefully:

We didn't let the delivery Agent knows that your consignment box

contain the above mentioned amount of United States Dollars and on No

circumstances should you let him know the content is $5MILLION

USD(CASH). The consignments was moved from here as family

treasures/personal effect, so never allow him to open the box until it

get to your address/doorstep. This is for security reason.

Just supply the above requirement info and also use this CODE as a

subject matter to him:-CONSIGNMENT CODE:CAF/XXH/1380.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Sincerely,

Mrs.Natasha Armstrong

Zurich Switzerland

(Swiss Financial Commission)

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