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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • revhilarydibor1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • hilary_l_dibor278@yahoo.com.vn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Hilary Louis <hilarylouis_26@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: hilary_l_louis278@yahoo.com.vn
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:22:30 +0100 (BST)
Subject: OFFICE OF REV.FR HILARY LOUIS DIBOR.


OFFICE OF REV.FR HILARY LOUIS DIBOR.
SPECIAL DUTIES, UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND WORLD BANK FACT-FINDING & COMMITTEE, SPECIAL DUTIES OFFICE ACCRA GHANA.

I am Rev.Fr Hilary Louis Dibor, I am working with World Bank Fact Finding Committee, with other members who are currently working with me in my dept. During our search in the file as directed by the heads of the governments in the West-Africa sub-region after the AU submit held in Accra-Ghana recently, I found out that there is an over invoice receipt of about $2.650.000.00 which is now lodged in the deposit vault. as father who is in charge of this dept, and others working with me in the same dept have come into comprise to look for a trusted someone whom this amount will be trusted to his care and I have let them know that you have to be the beneficiary of the funds as we have it in mind to map out some funds out of the total sum to use it and assist the less privileged ones in Africa.

Listen my dear, I want you to know that this transaction is 100% risk free and I have done all the primary work to make this transaction a workable one.

The total amount involved is ($12.000000.00) and the total amount does not belong to you alone, rather to all the people whom their funds is pending for payment for the job they did in the previous government in the west African sub-region, as you know any time that such thing occurs, there must be a way for the people around to make money out of such, by over invoice.

I have gone through all the files before contacting you, I strongly believed that you will not betray the trust I have in you. That is why I want you to feel free and deal with me as I will soon be transferred to another Ministry from this department where I am now.

The amount which the courier company will deliver to you is $2.650.000.000(Two million, Six hundred and Fifty thousand united states dollars only) and as soon as we proceed, I will send you agreement contract regards to this funds on how you will invest it, and as you are there, I hope you will take good care of this funds and invest it very well for the benefit of all of us and to support the less privileged ones in Africa, which is my main reason of involving in this deal, because if I let the other members of my cabinets to return the money, they will also share it among their selves.

Kindly get back to me so that I will arrange for the delivery and send you the agreement for you to go through before the delivery by the courier company as stated or check your working schedule and let me know when you will be able to visit us in Accra-Ghana for us to know ourselves face to face.

Could you please kindly send me your direct telephone contact to enable us discuss.

I thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

1) Your full name, address...
2) Cells, fax...
3) Company name, position...
4) Professions, age and marital status..

May the good God be with us.

Below is my contact information.

Yours Faithfully
Rev. Fr. Hilary Louis Dibor.
Committee,Special Duties. UNO/WB
E-mail Address Contact: revhilarydibor1@hotmail.com
hilary_l_dibor278@yahoo.com.vn








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