419 scam: Barr Green <ircon@EUnet.rs> RE: FINAL NOTICE

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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.
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.
- +447031996257 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +447024057388 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Barr Green <ircon@EUnet.rs>
Reply-To: barrgreen@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 12:19:49 +0200
Subject: RE: FINAL NOTICE

Attention Sir,

Did you authorize Ahmed Muhammad, who presented document of claim purported to
have been signed by you for the release of your part-payment beneficiary
settlement of Three Million Five Hundred United States Dollars (US$3.5M) Ready
for shipment to your home , he is Claiming the fund while the Beneficiary Still

Valid in your Name.

Ensure that you do not delay to get back soonest as this calls for urgent and
cogent attention to avoid misappropriation,misconception and misconstrue in our

beneficiary financial transfer record.

If you did not give any Authorization to the said Ahmed Muhammad, to claim your

fund, please kindly reconfirm immediately to avoid shipment irregularities, as
your fund is already in Dubai now.

In summary of what you need to do is to get back with the information request
below.

1) Your full Name:=============
2) Residential:============
3) Direct Cell-Phone/Mobile:=====
4) Age and Marital Status:=======
5) Company Name and Position:====
6) Occupation:=============

Waiting for your prompt reply.

Yours faithfully,
Barr G Smith
London UK
Phone: +447031996257
+447031931338
+447045718064
+44 7024057388
Fax: +448447741719

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