419 scam: Wise Barn <wisebarn22@yahoo.com.ph> Can you invest for me?

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- wise_barn@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Wise Barn <wisebarn22@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: wise_barn@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:25:21 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Can you invest for me?

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we do not know each other before, my name is Mr. Omar Ha bib, and I work in investment bank[investec south Africa] the money originated from investment by a member of the family of a deposed leader from north Africa, who instructed me to move all his investment to any customer/foreign investor who will secure it,since the new government is tracking all the family investment world wide,

I have succeeded putting the money in an escrow account waiting for a good person/ investor that the money will be wired into his account,

Conditions; the person must be honest,understand business managements etc.

NB ;PLS THIS IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL, WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE.[more Details as we progress.]
pls reply me this my private email;wise_barn@hotmail.com

Yours Sincerely,
Omar Ha bib.

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