419 scam: "Mr. Rev. Iwunor Barrah," <dr.iwunorbarah@yahoo.com> FROM CENTRAL POLICE STATION ( CPS )

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
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.
- internationalmoritonfund@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Rev. Iwunor Barrah," <dr.iwunorbarah@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Mr. Rev. Iwunor Barrah," <internationalmoritonfund@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 19:09:06 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: FROM CENTRAL POLICE STATION ( CPS )

FROM CENTRAL POLICE STATION ( CPS )

Attention; Dear friend,

This notification email is coming to you from office of Central Police Station (Â CPSÂ ) West Africa and we are mailing you to inform you that your name and your payment file was submitted to us two days ago being wednesday by the United Nation's men.Their purpose was because you have spent a lot of money to many fake offices and authorities while your fund was not paid to you, so they are now shifted the payment from Hands Of Money Gram Control to us to make sure you receive your fund from us without any story or delaying again.

Now we want you to reply back to this emailÂ '( internationalmoritonfund@yahoo.fr ) and advise the way you wish to receive your fund so that we can be able to pay your $2.500.000.00Usd to you.Bear it in mind from now that you don`t have any other thing with those people slorting money from you on the name of this payment and if you send any money to them just consider it waste,Now you have to reply back with your complete information, home address and your direct telephone number and also you advise how you want us to pay the money to you.here is the our contact information bellow,

Contact Name ;; Rev. Godwin Chukwudi.
Contact email address,Â internationalmoritonfund@yahoo.frYou are Free to forward any email if you can. Your's In Service
Mr. Rev. Iwunor Barrah,
For Central Police StationÂ (Â CPS)

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