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This is just one type of the thousands of scam e-mail variants sent out each day by 419 scammers. If you've received an e-mail even remotely similar to the scam published here or if you have arrived at this page via an internet search resulting from an e-mail that you received, YOU HAVE RECEIVED A SCAM E-MAIL!

BARRY TOPKINS - METROPOLITAN POLICE LONDON

This is an internet scam! DON'T send these scammers money for any reason. [ BEGIN SCAM E-MAIL ]   From:     Mr. Barry Topkins. <metropolitan.police84@yahoo.co.uk> Reply-to:     metropolitan.police84@yahoo.co.uk Subject:     Release/Transfer Notice for your due Funds (US$10,500,000:00). Date:     01/16/2010 05:29:33 PM (Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:29:33 -0000 (GMT)) METROPOLITAN POLICE 15 Elizabeth Avenue London, EA2H United Kingdom WebAccount:metropolitan.police84@yahoo.co.uk Date: 15th January 2010, Time: 6:06pm(british time GMT). DIRECT TEL:+44-702-401-3794. ATTN : Dear. Beneficiary, According to the ethics of an office, introduction is always very important on a first contact like this. I am Mr. Barry Topkins, the Head of the Anti-Crime Unit of the Metropolitan Police London-Uk. This Official Memorandum is to inform you that we discovered that some officials whom work under the Nigerian Government have attempted to divert your Funds (US$10,500,000) through a back-door channel. We actually discovered this today, through our Secret Agents under the Disciplinary Unit of the Metropolitan Police after we apprehended (Mr. Ali Aeraby) a terrorist suspect. The mentioned suspect was  apprehended at the Heathrow Air-Port early this morning, as he attempted to carry the enormous cash value of US$10,500,000 outside the shores of England. In respect to the money laundering decree of Great Britain such amount of money can not be moved in cash outside England because such attempt is a criminal offense and is punishable under the money laundering act of 1982 of Great Britain. This decree is a globalize law applicable in most developed countries inother to check-mate terrorism and money laundering. >From our gathered information here in this Unit, we discovered that the said Funds in question actually belongs to you but it had been purposely delayed because the Nigerian officials in charge of your Payment are into some sort of irregularities which is totally against the ethics of any Payment institution. Presently, this said Funds valued US$10,500,000 is under the custody of the Paying Bank ( HSBC  Bank Plc London-Uk ) and I can assure you that your Funds will be released to you without a hitch provided that you are sincere to us in this matter. Also, we require your positive co-operation at every level because we are closely monitoring this very transaction inother to avert the bad eggs in our society of today. Today dated 15th January 2010, we have instructed the Executive management of HSBC Bank Plc London-Uk to Release the said Funds to you as the certified Beneficiary in question because we have valuable information/records to authentify that the said Funds truely belongs to you. Be that as it may, you are required to provide us with below listed information (for official verification)Via email :metropolitan.police84@yahoo.co.uk 1. First Name, Middle Name and Last Name. 2. Age. 3. Occupation. 4. Marital Status. 5. Direct Telephone/Fax Number. 6. Residential address. We await your immediate compliance to this official obligation, so that you can be Paid by HSBC Bank Plc London-Uk. Officially Sealed. Mr. Barry Topkins. Anti-Crime Unit Metropolitan Police London-Uk. Tel: +44-702-401-3794   [ END SCAM E-MAIL ]

BARRY TOPKINS - METROPOLITAN POLICE LONDON

It's important to note that any real people and / or legitimate organizations whose actual names or other details appear in these scam e-mails have absolutely no connection with this scam! Scammers never use their real names. They frequently take on the identity of real people to help make themselves and their scam appear legitimate.

This is just a small sampling of the many hundreds of advance fee fraud e-mails received each day here at 419BAITER headquarters. It is 100% pure B.S. Purity Guaranteed!

There are many different types of 419 scam (examples) but they all promise you something (fortune, job with salary / commision, low-interest loan, lottery prize, bargain gold dust / diamonds, work visa, etc.) in return for a small 'fee' or some kind of remittance. Of course, there is no fortune, no job, no loan, no prize to be had. It's just a ploy to get you to willingly send them money.

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