419 scam: "Rev. Dr. Bartholomew Charles"<admin@iba-ru.org> Confirm the receipt of this mail immediately

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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- +2348130999937
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.
- revbarth@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev. Dr. Bartholomew Charles" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revbartholomew@live.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:11:20 +0100
Subject: Confirm the receipt of this mail immediately

FUND MANAGEMENT & REFORM COMMITTEE
(SUB SECTION WEST AFRICAN MONITORING UNIT)
Our Ref: PHC/WAMU/BJN/ZZ057

Attention:Beneficiary,

After several attempts to reach you I deemed it necessary and urgent to notify you finally about your outstanding settlement of your overdue transfer of your money. I resumed duty recently as Fund Management & Reform Committee Chairman on public debts (West African Monitoring Institution), a committee set up by the WORLD BANK.

I am committed to upholding and defending the constitution and laws of West Africa 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 others is to investigate, verify and settle all outstanding debts owed and records before me have revealed that your payment has not been effected as a result of official negligence as many irregularities had happened in the Bank where some top officials of the Apex Bank collaborate with impostors who are carrying fake portfolios misled and misguided YOU about the position of your fund and having the opportunity to extort money from you.

As we understand the difficulties of economic times that exist today and would like to repay this obligation for your plan designed to meet your budgetary need. so be informed that your payment had since being deposited with the corresponding BANK which in few days, all payment transactions will be concluded according to the agreement and you will receive your payment through wire transfer to your nominated bank account.

The security of your data and transactions is crucial to us, we therefore apply one of the best security standards available (128 bit SSL), this (SSL) applies to the business relationship and supplements any agreements made by individual contract.

Based on the information we received, it is mandatory and compulsory that you forward your contact information to me for further advice and also for the programming of the information in the micro chip compartment of this committee. As the authorities stated, your payment has been described as selective payment via ATM CARD and you will be required to comply with this office to effect the processing of your funds valued $4.5 M USD exactly on the particular date or period (24 hours) specified in the transfer script text for the fund to be made available to you.

You are also advised NOT to accept any E-mail or telephone calls that do not come from this office as this is to forestall new efforts towards a diversion of your payment.

Accept our congratulations in advance and remain BLESSED.

Best Regards,
Very Rev. Bartholomew Charles.
Chairman, Fund Management & Reform Committee.
West African Sub-region.
Email:revbarth@rocketmail.com
Phone: +2348130 999 9379

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