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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "a diplomat " ("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.)
  • "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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 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.
  • ipmb_wilson@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • andrewrich_wright@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: paul william wilson <ipmb_wilson@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 11:13:34 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM IPMB


INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND MONITORING BUREAU
(I.P.M.B)

(MIDDLE- EAST/ AFRICA CORRESPONDENCES DUBAI UAE.)

FROM :- MR PAUL WILSON
THE CO-ORDINATOR
EMAIL;-ipmb_wilson@yahoo.co.uk

Attn; Amarjit Singh

SIR,

PAYMENT OF YOUR OUTSTADING INHERRITANCE /CONTRACTUAL FUNDS

WE WRITE TO INFORMED YOU THAT YOUR FUND WHICH WAS ASSIGNED TO US HAS BEEN CHANNELLED FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY TO YOU THROUGH OUR DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY SERVICES .

THIS DEVELOPMENT BECAME NECESSARY AFTER OUR LAST MEETING WITH THE DELEGATES OF THE WOLD BANK I.M.F AND SEVERAL OTHER WORLD FINANCIAL ORGANISATION ON DEBT MANAGEMENT, RELEASE AND PAYMENT OF ALL GENUINELY ACCREDITED FUND DEPOSITS, IN DIFFERENT COMPANIES BANKS, AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.WE WERE MANDATED TO COLLATE, INVESTIGATE ALL INCONCLUSIVE FUND REMITTANCE AND DELIVERY FOR FUTHER DIRECTIVE TO THE ISSUING BANKS FOR REMITTANCE. OR LELEASE FOR DELIVERY THROUGH OUR DELIVERY SYSTEM

HAVING BEEN MANDATED ,IN ACCORDANCE TO THE DIRECTIVES ON ALL PAYMENT, DELIVERY AND CONTRACTUAL DEBTS ON ALL TRANSACTION WITHIN MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA, WE HAVE CONCLUDED OUR VERIFICATION AND HEREBY CONTACT YOU FOR DIRECTIVES ON THIS PAYMENT THROUGH THE ACCREDITED DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY SERVICES ACCOMPANIED BY A DIPLOMAT TO OUR DELIVERY BASE IN DUBAI U.A.E

BASED ON THIS, YOU ARE ADVICED TO CONTACT THE ACCREDITED ATTORNEY FOR THIS PROCESS.HE IS :-

BARRISTER, ANDREW ALLEN- WRIGHT.
TELEPHONE:- 00971-50-8791380
EMAIL:- andrewrich_wright@yahoo.com

THE ATTORNEY WILL PROCESS YOUR DELIVERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS . YOU ARE EXPECTED TO PRESENT TO HIM THE FOLLOWING:-

1)YOUR IDENTIFICATION
2) PROOF OF CLAIM
3) ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY HIM

WHILE COMMENDING YOUR PERSEVERANCE SO FAR, WE ADVICE YOU COMPLY TO THE DIRECTIVES TO ENABLE US SERVE YOU BETTER AS MANDATED

CONGRATULATION!

REGARDS,

MR PAUL WILLIAM-WILSON
(CORDINATOR, I.P.M.B MIDDLE-EAST /AFRICA)



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