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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • ralpheu_fred1965@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: unitedunionoffice@unitedunionoffice.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:54:37 +0100 (CET)
Subject: (INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)UNITED NATIONS



(INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT.

YOUR INHERITANCE APPROVED FOR SETTLEMENT FOR YEAR 2007
We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed UN secretary general, and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS monetary unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay of your inheritance fund, recommended and approve in your favour.
During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are Trying to divert your money into their private accounts, to forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form of your personal Identification number (PIN) and your transfer access code (T.A.C), this will enable only you have direct Control over this fund, we have also agreed with the chairman that we will handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the Officials of the concerned paying banks .
We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment from the ministry of finance and office of the accountant general, we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/instructions, your Entire Inheritances fund will be credited through Barclays Bank Plc London or any of our accredited agent.
You are therefore required to furnish us with the following information to enable us reconcile and facilitate the release of your money:

(1) YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
(2) COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION
(3) YOUR CONTACT PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
(4)EQUITY HOME LINE OF CREDIT (YES OR NO)

As soon as you submit the requested information, payment instruction would be given to the authorized/paying bank to credit your nominated bank account upon the final approval from the presidency.

Note, you are required to forward the required information to Rev. Davis Harry secured EMAIL:ralpheu_fred1965@yahoo.com We expect your urgent response to this regard to enable us monitor this payment effectively.
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CONGRATULATIONS.


CONGRATULATIONS.
Rev. ralpheu fred

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