419 scam: "BARRISTER BALO AHOLT TANKO. E.S.Q" <lorrienorton03@yahoo.com> FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER BALO AHOLT TANKO

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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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
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 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.
- +22998746691 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- barrgeorgeclement60@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER BALO AHOLT TANKO. E.S.Q" <lorrienorton03@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "BARRISTER BALO AHOLT TANKO. E.S.Q" <barrgeorgeclement60@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 14:22:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER BALO AHOLT TANKO


                                        THAK'S YOUR'S SENCERLY
                                        BARRISTER BALO AHOLT TANKO. E.S.Q
                                      FROM THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF BENIN

(Civil Procedure)

(F.H.C.B)
                                                   ( ARANGEMENT)

ATTENTION.

This to acknowledge you that your
e-mail id is found among those that have been scammed, and the
competiation have been approved from the supreme high court here in
Benin and we are asked to contact you by the Benin president on how to
send you your($2,500.0000.00) united state dollars by the diplomatic
courier agent and the fund has been arrenged on ATM CARD. So you are
advice to contact the delivery company in charge where your VALID ATM
CARD is deposited.And make sure you contact them with your full Contact
information such as listed below.

A...Your full Name.....
B...Your home address.......
C...Telephone number.........
D...Your occupation...........
E...Country........................
F...your international passport/or drivers licens or state I.D
Card........

Also foward the major email they use to scam you because we need it for more investigation inother to make sure that we arrest them all.

Remember,the reason why your total fund was arrenged on ATM CARD is because many People complain about Froud
stars every day from Benin and we are trying to stop this fraudulent
from Benin and am asuring you that it will stop because we are now
working with the internet operation such as YAHOOMAIL, HOTMAIL,AOLMAIL
and also the united state FBI and Ecconomic financial crime commisiion
(EFCC). And many people have been scamed by bank wire transfer going
around the whole africa and the reason to STOP paying money to the froud starsSo the scam can be eradicated in this country and I want you to
follow your fund code which follow bellow, and whish is given to you by
the Federal high court of Benin and the code is (746*78F*GN)

And I want you to keep this code,
because this code will ensure and Alert you in any day you receive a
scam e-mail from this country. And as soon as you contact UNITED PARCEL
EXPRESS SERVICEwith your full contact information requested, they will
forward everything to the Benin presidency office to issue out your fund certificate as the rightful beneficiary.

Company Name:United State Parcel Express Service.
BARRISTER BALO AHOLT TANKO. E.S.Q
E-mail Address:(barrgeorgeclement60@yahoo.com)
E-mail Address: (from.thefederalhighcourtofbenin@live.com )
Telle Phone:+229-98746691

Contact him in regarding of the fund to be deliver to you by the Diplomatic (UPES) and also any beneficiary
will be responsible for shipping fees so as to avoid any scam and the
fees is just $100.00 and you will receive your fund from the high court. The director in charges of your ATM BOX will alert the united state
bureau and also your state police for the ATM BOX to be deliver to you
without any restriction and problem when the fund get to you in your
location area.

Thanks.
Best Regard.
BARRISTER BALO AHOLT TANKO. E.S.Q
cc

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