419 scam: "gururicu@alice.it" <gururicu@alice.it> ATTENTION MY DEAR

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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 of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic agent" ("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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "gururicu@alice.it" <gururicu@alice.it>
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 03:32:09 +0100 (CET)
Subject: ATTENTION MY DEAR

ATTENTION MY DEAR

I AM DIPLOMATIC AGENT MR. JOHN PETERSONS, PLEASE DEAR WHAT IS GOING ON? WHERE
ARE YOU RIGHT NOW I HAVE BEEN CALL YOU AND YOU DONâ€™T PICK UP MY CALLS,WELL IF
WHAT AM HEARING IS NOT TRUTH KINDLY GET BACK TO ME VERY URGENT TO THIS EMAIL,
WE HAVE A CRUCIAL SITUATION HERE IN THIS AIRPORT , PLEASE I NEED TO KNOW THE
TRUTH BEFORE HANDING OVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX TO THEM FOR ME TO GO BACK TO MY
COUNTRY, THE SITUATION HERE IN THIS AIRPORT IS THAT SOME GROUP OF PERSONS IN
NUMBER OF TWO UNITED STATE OF AMERICA CAME TO THIS AIRPORT AND TOLD ME THAT YOU
HAD AN AUTO-CRASH LAST WEEK AND YOU DIED TWO DAYS AGO THEREAFTER, AND THAT UPON
YOUR DEATH, YOU ASSIGNED THEM TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN OVER YOUR FUNDS AND
PROPERTIES, SO PLEASE I AM VERY MUCH CONFUSED HERE I DONâ€™T KNOW WHAT TO DO
BECAUSE THEY BROUGHT A DEATH CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY A MEDICAL DOCTOR SHOWING
THAT YOU ARE DEAD.

THEY ALSO BROUGHT A SIGNED LETTER OF CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP AND APPOINTMENT OF
NEXT-OF-KIN OVER YOUR PROPERTIES INCLUDING YOUR FUNDS ON THE CONSIGNMENT BOX
THAT ARE WITH ME IN THIS AIRPORT.

THEY SAID THAT YOU EVEN MADE A PROVISION OF THE NEEDED $120.00 USD FOR THEM TO
CLEAR ALL THE OUTSTANDING BILL DELAYING THE SMOOTH DELIVERY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT
BOX TO YOU IN YOUR HOME, BUT PERSONALLY I'M NOT WELL CONVINCED THAT YOU ARE
DEAD THAT IS WHY I ASKED THEM TO HOLD BACK THE $220.00 AND COME BACK NEXT WEEK
SO THAT I WILL DO MY OWN INVESTIGATIONS TO FIND OUT IF YOU ARE DEAD OR ALIVE
BECAUSE I AM CONFUSE IF IS TRUTH OKAY.

PRIOR TO THIS DEVELOPMENT I TOLD THEM TO COME BACK NEXT WEEK, BUT IN THE
MEANWHILE I HAVE REPORTED THIS CASE TO THE AIRPORT POLICE AUTHORITY, SO IF
INDEED YOU ARE ALIVE, I WILL WANT YOU TO WRITE ME BACK IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE
THIS EMAIL BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO LATE, TO DECIDE ON HOW TO GET THEM ARREST WITH
THE AIRPORT POLICE AUTHORITY WHEN THOSE MEN COMES BACK NEXT WEEK MONDAY.

CALL ME ON MY LINE (229) 98204755 OR YOU WRITE ME BACK WITH THE PAYMENT
INFORMATION OF THE NEEDED FEE OF $220.00 DOLLARS,YOU CAN SEND THE FEE TO THE ME
HERE PAYMENT DETAILS AND PLEASE DO TRY YOUR POSSIBLE BEST TO SEND IT BEFORE 4:
PM TODAY AS I HAVE NO MUSH TIME LEFT TO ENABLE ME COME OVER TO YOUR HOUSE AND
HAND OVER YOUR PACKAGE TO YOU AND THEN GO BACK IMMEDIATELY.

Receiver name: ndubuisi vincent ikem
Country: binen
western union
City: Spokane
Address: 3004 b. Boone Ave.
Amount: $220
MTCN.........

KINDLY DO THAT IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IF YOU FAIL TO DO THAT, I WILL ASSUME THAT
YOU ARE DEAD AS THEY HAVE CLAIMED, AND HAND OVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX OVER TO
THEM AND GO BACK TO MY COUNTRY, YOUR NON-COMPLIANCE WILL MEAN THAT ACTUALLY YOU
ARE DEAD AS THEY CLAIM AND I WILL NOT HESITATE TO HAND OVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT
BOX TO THEM AND GO BACK AS THEY HAVE PLEADED TO ME.

I WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU TODAY

THANKS
YOURS FAITHFULLY
Diplomat MR. JAKE PETERSONS
FEDEX COMPANY DIPLOMATIC AGENT
MY LINE +(229) 98204755

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