419 scam: Frank Obiakwata <web.web36@btinternet.com> URGENT

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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:
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "consignment " (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)
- "million us 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)
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.
- icbgroup@mail2world.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Frank Obiakwata <web.web36@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: fobiakwata@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:20:11 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT

Dear.Beneficiary,

We apologizes for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences we might have put you through, mean while, we were having some minor problems with our payment system which in all cases not meeting up with foreign payment, we apologies once again. From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the federal government, your name and company was discovered as next on the list of the (13) outstanding consignment owner who have not yet received their consignments during the (8) years tenure of the previous administration in deliveries.

Please bear with us for making the initial contact through email. Meanwhile, a woman came to our office a few days ago with a letter, claiming to be your true representative. Below is her informations:

Name.Mrs.Britannia Flaherty, bank name: Bank of Panama, account number: 120400476863. receiving address; avenue 5 a Norte Enrique, El Cangrejo - 140 Panama, Republic Of Panama Please, do re-confirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this woman is from you so that the federal government will not be held responsible for releasing your consignment to the wrong hand or into the wrong account name if this woman is not your representative

you are advised to fill and send this information's for verifications purposes so that your consignment, valid usd$9.5 million us dollars will be release to you without any further delay.
Kindly re-confirm this office with this information's below:

(1) Your Full Name:........................
(2) Phone, Fax and Mobile No:...............
(3) Company name, Position and Address:.....
(4) Profession, Age and Marital Status:.....
(5) Working ID? i/Int'l
Passport:...........

As soon as this information is received, your consignment will be released to you without any more delay.However; we shall proceed to issue all release details to the said Mrs. Britannia Flaherty, if we do not hear from you within the next three working days from today. Any action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk. Respond to this e-mail on Email:icbgroup@mail2world.com

with immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released. Also call me as soon as you send the e-mail so that you will be given an immediate response: Direct Hot line: CALL: +233 243062891
Best regards.

Mr.Frank obiakwata
Office Secretary
IMF/IRS REVENUE.

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