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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "high court" (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 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.
  • +22993893927 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barister.Edwin kamalu" <baristeradk2@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <fairfieldchamberslaw@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:36:13 +0200
Subject: FROM BARR.EDWIN KAMALU



FROM BARR.EDWIN KAMALU
LEGAL ADVICER ON CONTRACT AWARD COMMITE
REP.ANGOLA.
PRESENTLY IN DEPLOMATIC DUYTY HERE BENIN REUPLIC
00229 93893927

DEPLOMATIC FUND TRANSATTN,
I am The Legal Advicer on Contract Award Republic of Angola National Petroleum Corporation (ANPC) and, also a member of the Contract Review committee. Presently, I'm on a special diplomatic duty in the Benin Republic foreign office in Porto novo, Rep Angola . A contract for the construction and laying of oil pipelines network from Warri-Port-Harcourt-Calvi.has been awarded to a Foreign firm and, this contract was over invoiced to the tune of Nine Million,Six Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (US$9. 6 Million).
The over invoicing was a deal by my committee to benefit from the project, and now the Foreign contractor have been fully paid but, the over invoiced amount is still floating in one of the offshore banks of Benin .We now desire to transfer this money which is presently in a suspense account of the offshore banks in Benin (BCB) into any overseas account which we expect you to provide for us, if you are capable and able. What is mostly need from your side, is the intrest of Foreign Partnership who will Appliy for the Release of the Total Fund by Deplomatic Service to your Country , We will Arrange for the Security of the Fund by safe Service . On this matter, Your full contact will give me the Opportunity to send you the Contract Application which you will send to the offshore banks Benin for the Release of the Fund By Deplomatic Service .

A Copy of Your Application , will by send to My Lawyer for the the Total change of ownership and the declearing of Afidavit from the Benin High Court as the Foreign Contract that own,s the Fund .I will send you a copy of the Release Order issued by the Presedent by His Exelency.Genarel Edwado Santos of Angola.


The above information would be used to make formal applications to the appropriate government parastatals such as the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF), Angola National Petroleum Corporation (ANPC) ) as a matter of procedure for the release of the money and onward Deplomatic transfer to the Contact you have given to our offshore banks . In as much as , we are doing a deal, we would like to comply with all laid down procedures for transfer and contract of this nature. It does not matter whether or not your company did this contract or not. The assumption is that your company was awarded the major contract and subcontracted it out to the Foreign company. We have strong and reliable connections and contacts at the Apex Bank and the Federal Ministry of Finance All we need is a trust worthy foreign partner to assist us in this mutual/beneficial deal.Therefore, when the business is successfully concluded,we shall through our same connections withdraw all documents used from all the concerned Government Ministries for 100%security.We are civil servants and we do not want this opportunity to miss us, as opportunity loss can never be regained Please contact me immediately through my above telephone or e-mail address,whether or not you are interested in this deal. If you are not,it will enable me scout for another foreign partner to carry out this deal. But where you are interested, send the required document aforementioned herein without delay,as time is of great essence in this deal. I await your anticipated co-operation and response.
I would require the following; 2.Your name -----------------------------------------------------3 Company Name and Address -------------------------------------------4. Confidential Telephone and Fax number of Beneficiary.5 YOUR PASS PORT COPY -------------------------------------------------------6 YOUR AGE-----------------------------------------------------------------


Best Regards Barrister.Edwin Kamalu (Esq)
Legal Adviser to the CONTRACT AWARD COMMITEPrivet line 00229 9389392700229 93893927


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