419 scam: Mr.Peter Smith <smith1@office11.id.vg> Your $1.5,000,00 Million USD have been Arrived

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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:
- "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- +447480028615
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.
- diplimaticagentpetersmith2002@deliveryman.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Peter Smith <smith1@office11.id.vg>
Reply-To: <diplimaticagentpetersmith2002@deliveryman.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:54:13 +0100
Subject: Your $1.5,000,00 Million USD have been Arrived

Attention: Dear How are you?

am hereby update you my successfully arrived in London England with your consignment box Sum of $1.5,000,00 Million USD. And i want you to know that i have been here for awhile now waiting for your re-confirmation of your full information as discussed before i left from Originated country. Well, without wasting much of my time here. Due to the delay, writing to clarify my final discussion with sir Mark Williams { Senior Secretary ) to you.

I am not feeling comfortable here and i have concluded with sir Mark Williams that i will move your consignment funds to the correspondent bank Board Of Foreign Remittance Department here in United Kingdom Then the next step that we will follow is this, bank will follow the procedures and send an ATM CARD to you than for me to carry out the delivery in cash which will be very risk. The reason is this, the Delivery Permit Document that back this box from the originated country to here has been expired with this reason, i cannot proceed to your resident Country with such expired document unless i ask for a New Delivery Permit which will cost more money while you may not afford the cost. I want you to know that delay is the causes of all this mess and the delay still on. So let proceed on sending an atm card to you through the help of correspondent Bank Board Of Foreign Remittance Department here so that you will be withdrawing your money from any atm machine closer to you there.

To avoid any further delay again, i will advise you to send your full address, phone and the $147 dollars as it is compulsory that you clear the demur-rage fee before we can proceed today. Note, this atm card payment will not take bank more than 48 hours after i made the depositing with them. So it depend on when you send the demur-rage fee to accomplish your delivery. The required $147 is both for delivery fee of the atm card to your home address.

YOUR FULL NAME :
HOUSE ADDRESS :
CELL NUMBER:
PHONE NUMBER:

I am waiting, but less assuming that you still wanted me to carry on with the initial arrangement to deliver in cash payment then you will bear the responsibility of the new Delivery Permit document.

Hope everything is cleared to you?. Waiting for your suggestions.
I will be reach on this phone number +447-480-028-615
Email ID: diplimaticagentpetersmith2002@deliveryman.com

Respective:
Peter Smith(Dhl Pilot/diplomat)
Address:Heathrow international Airport (LHR), Longford,
Hounslow, Greater London TW6, UK

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