419 scam: "Barrister Amousou Ishienum"<amourchambers@gmail.com> Attn;dear!/urgent-notice!-; ATM CARD-;PIN:.0466.

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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:
- "security keeping fee" (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. )
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- ogbuefi.emeluwa@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Amousou Ishienum" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ogbuefi.emeluwa@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 23:54:34 -0700
Subject: Attn;dear!/urgent-notice!-; ATM CARD-;PIN:.0466.

Attn;dear!/urgent-notice!-; ATM CARD-;PIN:.0466.

Your Bank Draft worth of $850.000.00 USD has been credited in ATM CARD by the issuing Bank, be inform that you can not withdraw more than "One Thousand-Five Hundred US Dollar" per day this is what the Bank said you will see the rest details when you receive it ,I have make the delivery arrangement alraedy with the (DHL) Courier Company of Nigeria.The DHL courier required that you should Re-confirm your delivery information as listed bellow,This is to avoid wrong delivery.

Your full name;..............
Home/office Address:............
Telephone Number;.............
Your nearest airport;.............
Occupation;..................................
Age/Sex;............................
A copy of your picture;.....

NOTE:notice!-; ATM CARD-;PIN:.0466. This is the PIN code to allow you withdraw your fund from any ATM maching center in every where you go...in.....the......world.... probarbly make sure you don't indicate this code to any body you might trust to avoid anything happen to your money,this is for security reasons.

Contact person MR,ogbuefi emeluwa
Email:(ogbuefi.emeluwa@gmail.com)
Phone number (+234 18750255)

So I have pay for delivery fee, I paid it, so the only money you will pay to them is the security keeping fee which they state that I will not pay for it because the security department charge $35.00 per day, and I deposited it on wenesday been 26/05/2010 and i don't know when you will be ready to suply your information for the immediate delivery.So that is why i didn't pay for keeping fee,And I did not contact you on that day,due to low network.All you need to do now is try and forward your full delivery address also ask the DHL to reply with the amount you have to pay to the Security department so that they can give you immediate delivery. So I want you to contact urgent to avoid increasement of their keeping fee,

Your faithfully
Barrister Amousou Ishienum.

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