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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • barri_chiborn@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: arinze ben <arinze27@live.fr>
Reply-To: <barri_chiborn@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:10:50 +0100
Subject: Transfer1356990745



OUR FILE REF WAMI/VOL.103/APR/2007
SUBJECT: AMOUNT DUE FOR CREDIT (ON HOLD): $800, 000.00 DOLLARS Good Day My Dear Friend
Upon assumption of office by this new democratic government, series of special meetings were held home and abroad with some leaders of theWorld Monetary Institution. that is to tell you that I am committed to upholding and defending the constitution and laws of this Institution as well as achieving a higher level of public safety and security through the prosecution of criminals in the state. The purpose of the committee among other is to investigate, verify and settle all outstanding total pending Payment with maximum security .and records before me has revealed that your payment has not been effected as a result of official negligence.this is due to many abnormalities had happened in the institutions where some top official of the apex institutions are interested in your payment and they collaborate with impostors who are carrying a fake portfolios with levies misled and misguided about the position of your fund and having the opportunity to extort money from you that made it too longer up till date that explains why you receive different kinds of untrue emails and phone call from different people everyday. May it interest you to know that your payment has since being effected through a new secure system for making fast confirmed payments, the money is in escrow and the account is set up under your email address only for your receiver of your withdrawer codes .Diplomatic Cash Ventures should have sent you an email by now with details such as when and where to pick up the cash. You can pick up the cash at any convenient bank locate in your area. If there are no convenient locations near you, you can request to transfer the cash direct to your bank account or issue you a chaque within 7 hours.
If you have not received your withdrawer codes yet please contact Diplomatic Cash Ventures Officer Barrister chinedu at email address of (barri_chiborn@yahoo.fr ) tel.229 970 32 606 They will charge you $100 which you will send a great deal less than a money wire service would to enable the programming of your information in the micro chip compartment of central computer and your code will be send to you to enable you cash your money at your convenient time.Ask him on how you are to send it. When writing to Diplomatic Cash Ventures always include the following information:
Your Full Name ============= Complete address: ----------- Telephone number: ------- Your receiver Email: ----- Your Transact Number: Are 1356990745 Transfer Date: 04-17-2007 Expected Arrival Date: 26-11-2007 Transact Amount:$800, 000.00 the rest amount follows immediately. Text: ------------------------- .
Finally be inform that your funds are fully free of any liens or encumbrances and are clean, clear and non-criminal origin and are available to pick, this guarantee is witness by the World Bank Group,International Monetary Funds IMF Paris and London Club of creditors, European Economic Community EEC, EFCC ECOWAS Africa and the Envoy's of our Correspondence International Bank of Settlement world Wild. Best Regards, Mr.arinze ben Transfer1356990745

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