419 scam: "Mr. Ambrose Cole" <online121280@telkomsa.net> IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "we will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +2348034263299 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- ambrosecole@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ambrose Cole" <online121280@telkomsa.net>
Reply-To: "Mr. Ambrose Cole" <ambrosecole@sify.com>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 15:36:59 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND

FOREIGN DEBT RECONCILIATION
COMMITTEE DEPARTMENT,
112, AMODU BELLO WAY,
IKEJA LAGOS NIGERIA
CONTACT PERSON: Mr. AMBROSE COLE
EMAIL: ambrosecole@sify.com
PHONE: +2348034263299

ATTENTION: Beneficiary,

This is in reference to the information we received from our undercover and special team in financial matter about groups of unscrupulous officials that has been using their offices diverting innocent people funds to unknown account and extorting their hard earned income for there selfish interest.

We previously reviewed a video clips forwarded to this office regarding the above matters and we concluded that prosecutable violation of federal criminal civil rights statutes disclosed.

In subsequent telephone calls to this section, we were informed by paralegal specialist that you are among the victims that are losing money in Africa/Europe continents and the other parts of the world on the course of receiving your fund.

We appreciate any information giving to this office about the accused impostors in Europe and others in African continent and the other part of the world that have been taken your money without fulfilling his/her obligation rather continues dragging you to the endless bills and making you believe that you will receive your fund which will never happen as you are not dealing with the real authority with the mandate to release your fund.

Be informed that after our thorough investigation we are authorized under paralegal law and authority concerned to appoint a reliable payment mode that will effect your payment after authenticating your bank particulars and re-validating of your payment documents, for immediate release of your fund.

We have apprehended some of the unscrupulous bankers and other officials for interrogation and their managements have agreed and released your overdue payment file to this office. We apologize for the delays due to our professional procedures to get you informed after all the investigation has been completed.

We will advice you stop any further communication with anybody or ministry because all they are after is just the money they are asking from you. If i don't receive any positive reply from you i shall officially make report about the whole dealing to FBI AND DEPARTMENT ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION.

We are waiting for your urgent response to this office, for immediate release of your fund through any means of your choice.

Best Regards.
Mr. Ambrose Cole.(Chairman)

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