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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 immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • karlybarn4@yahoo.com.sg (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: karly barn <karlybarn2@yahoo.com.sg>
Reply-To: karlybarn4@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:03:37 +0800 (CST)
Subject: SEEKING FOR YOUR PATNERSHIP


UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
WORLD BANK FACT-FINDING & SPECIAL DUTIES OFFICE
DAKAR, SENEGAL.

Email: karlybarn4@yahoo.com.sg SPECIAL DUTIES REFERENCE
**UNO/WBF LM-05-371**
**ORDERING CONTRACTOR:
DIPLOMATIC BOX 55KG
Dear Beneficiary,

I am Rev. Fr. Karly Barn, a senior staff with the World Bank fact
finding & special duties office. I and the Chief security officer (CSO)
of this organization have arranged with an officer in the computer
section to bring out part of your total pending payment with reference
number (LM-05-371) amounting to US$20 million. (twenty Million United State
Dollars) Why we did this is because according to information gathered
from the bank’s security computer, you have been waiting for a long time
to receive this payment without success. As I found out that you have
almost met all the statutory requirements in respect of your pending
payment. The said payment is been arranged in a security-proof box weighing
55kg. This box is been padded with synthetic nylon and to open it you
will have to cut the pad before you will meet the button that you will
press to open the dial code-lock.

There is no way you can open the box
and be able to close it again because it was padded with machine.
Today a friend of mine who is a diplomat disclosed to me that there is
a security courier service company that is specialized in sending
diplomatic materials and information from one country to another, which also
has diplomatic immunity, I have therefore met with the official of the
security courier service and concluded shipping arrangement with them,
which they will commence as soon as I have your go ahead order The,

diplomat who will be bring in this consignment to you is an expert and has
been in this line of work for many years now so you have nothing to
worry about. After all arrangements we have concluded that you must donate
Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars (US$500,000.00) to any
charity organization I designate as soon as you receive your money. To this
effect, you will send to us a promissory note for the donation along
with your address where you will like the box to be delivered to by the
courier.

Please you have to maintain topmost secrecy as it may cause a lot of
problems if found out that we are using this way to help you. You are
advised not to inform anyone about this until you received your money. Am
helping you on this because something in me is tells me that you are an
honest person. When you conclude this and you send our promise, we will
help to ship the final part of your money to you. May God be with you as i wait for your response
Yours Faithfully,

Rev. Fr. Karly Barn
Director, Special Duties. UNO/WBF


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