419 scam: "Diplomatic Silver"<redaccion@lanoticiaregional.com.ar> Re: Agent appointed to deliver Your consignment package

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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:

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:
- "money gram" (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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Diplomatic Silver" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dipomaticsilver@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 11:11:45 +0200
Subject: Re: Agent appointed to deliver Your consignment package

Attn:

I’m Silver G.Gordon Diplomatic Assigned Agent, agent appointed to deliver a consignment package to your home address by GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY Benin Republic. Am in YOUR AIRPORT.since Two days ago now and Customs hold me, they did not allowed me to dispatch to delivered your package to you, They are requesting for NON-INSPECTION CERTIFICATE that can back up your Inheritance fund.

I want to notify you that since my arrival in YOUR AIRPORT :Customs over here won't allow me to board the next Transit to your location for the delivery of your consignment.

The customs insisted on holding your consignment to find out the content,but I won't allow them to do so because I was instructed by my sender DR. PETER SAM, not to let the customs know the Content of the consignment to avoid delay,that was the instruction from my Sender DR. PETER SAM,the head operation unit Diplomatic Benin Republic,and to contact you Beneficiary of the consignment to provide Non-Inspection Certificate of your Consignment from the Consignment origin Country Benin Republic before your consignment can be released to me to enable me delivered the Consignment to your home address.

So that the Customs in your airport will Allowed me to disparched and Delivered your Consignment Direct to your Address, the director in charge of the NON-INSPECTION CERTIFICATE told me that the NON-INSPECTION CERTIFICATE will cost only $78.00 to obtain it and Remember that without the NON-INSPECTION CERTIFICATE the Customs in your airport, will not allow me to Delivered your Consignment, Please what you have to do now is this, hurry up now and send the $78.00, with this information bellow Today, So that your consignment will be Delivered without further delay.

URGENT go ahead and send the $78.00 immediately via Money Gram with this name as stated below.

Receiver Name:____ SUNDAY OGUGUA
Receiver Country:____ Benin Republic
City :____Cotonou
Address:____Rue lokoja 1447 Express way 9984
Text Question:____Honest
Text Answer:____Trust
Amount____$78.00
MTCN number____
Sender's Name____

Please, send the money Urgent today and get back to me with the payment information immediately Today for the Delivery of your Consignment.

Yours, Faithfully
Diplomatic Silver G. Gordon

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