419 scam: Francis Barry <oballesteros@ipostel.gob.ve> OFFER

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "turnelsfinance@foxmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Francis Barry <oballesteros@ipostel.gob.ve>
Reply-To: Francis Barry <turnelsfinance@foxmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2015 09:34:58 -0430 (VET)
Subject: OFFER

Greetings,
I am Francis Barry the Head of Operations at Tunnels Finance & Loans.
I have great offer for you, a wealthy customer of ours who is from England died leaving behind Â£75,000,000.00 GBP (Seventy Five Million GBP) which is approximately

$115,000 USD (One Hundred and Fifteen Million USD).
He had no next of kin and I am contacting you today because you can inherit this fortune through some legal trickery means because you share the same last name and

with the help of the deceased personal lawyer he will prepare all necessary legal binding documents that will enable this finance firm release the mentioned amount to

you if you accept this offer.

If you agree to this proposal half of the amount $58,000,000.00 USD (Fifty Eight Million USD) will be transferred to you via wire transfer while the other half will be

for I and the lawyer. If you are interested kindly get back to me urgently so that I can furnish you with relevant details for you to contact the lawyer to proceed

with the legal binding documents for you to sign.
Here is my contact details below:

Name: Francis Barry
Email: turnelsfinance@foxmail.com

This is a great opportunity of a life time and it is my pleasure to work with you.

I look forward to your quick anticipation.

Yours Faithfully,
Francis Barry.
Tunnels Finance & Loans

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