419 scam: "Mrs Vanessa Paula"<ipad@harrycooper.com> THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FUNDS.

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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:
- "million us dollars" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Vanessa Paula" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michealbourke@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:05:28 -0400
Subject: THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FUNDS.

Attn: My Dear,

I am Mrs. Vanessa Paula, 48 years Old from Argentina. I reside there in Argentina. Am thinking of relocating New Zealand, I am one of those that took part in the Compensation in Africa (Benin, Nigeria) many years ago and they refused to pay me, I have paid over $60,000 while in the Argentina trying to get my payment all to no avail. So I decided to travel to Europe with all my compensation documents, and I was directed by the Director to contact Agent Mr. Michael Bourke who is a Private Detective representative and a member of the COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE in Europe and I contacted him, he explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through emails are fake.

He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation Funds and the bank showed us A Letter of Confiscation Of Fund from Higher Authority that was forwarded to their office to confiscate all unclaimed funds but with the intervention Of Michael Bourke I was able to claim my own funds. Right now I am the most happiest woman on earth because I have received my compensation funds of $15,Million Us Dollars, Moreover, Mr. Michael Bourke showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payment and I saw your email address as one of the beneficiaries, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you they are not with your fund, they are only making money from you I will advise you to contact Mr. Michael Bourke now and let him know you are alive and ready to claim your fund. This is so because this top officials are using a power of attorney to divert people funds to their own personal pocket.

NB: Some official at the bank are trying to use A Power Of Attorney to divert your payment. What they do is that they arrange series of documents indicating you are DEAD and you dies of cancer which gives them total power to divert your funds to their pocket. So you need to contact Bourke now so he can help you stop them and ensure your fund is fully transferred to you.

Contact Mr. Michael Bourke with the information below so that he can quickly get your file and work on them for you.

COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE
Name: Mr. Michael Bourke
(Private Investigator)

................................................................

Your Full Name:
Address:
Phone and Mobile Number:
..................................................................

NB: The only money I paid after I met Mr. Michael Bourke was just $400 for the paper works take note of that. I gave her my entire document for the transaction.

Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact Mr. Michael Bourke so that he can help you to Deliver your fund instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction.

Thank You and Be Blessed.

Yours Sincerely
Mrs Vanessa Paula

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