419 scam: "Butler, Hall & Co"<htvaww@lajt.hu> Re: Next of Kin

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million united state 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- butlerhall@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Butler, Hall & Co" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <halllaw02@tlen.pl>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:40:38 -0700
Subject: Re: Next of Kin

Butler, Hall & Co

214 Hagley Road

Edgbaston

Birmingham B16 9PH

Dear Sir/Madam

This Letter might come as a surprise to you, especially since we have never met or discussed before. Basically, the message might sound strange, but it is very real. If only you care to know, The truth is that I should have notified you first through a more confidential means even if it is at least to respect your integrity, please accept my humble apologies if I had caught you unawares, I frankly do not mean any harm in passing my goodwill message.

I am Barrister Butler Hall , a personal Attorney to Late Mr. Harry Yip, who was a foreigner in my country UK. It is unfortunate to inform you that my late client and his entire Family were involved on the 7th of July, 2005 BOMB BLAST in London. Bellow website will explain more about the bomb blast to you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings

It may interest you to know that my client before his death has a Domiciliary Account worth of Fifteen Million United State Dollars Only (US$15,000,000:00), I am contacting you due to the mandate given to me by his bank as the Personal Attorney to provide the Next of Kin to my late client Deposited fund valued at US$15,000,000,00 United State Dollars or have the fund confiscate.

NOTE: To avoid confiscating of this fund, I am contacting you as a foreigner to present you the Next of Kin since all effort I made to locate his relatives proved abortive. However, I have every legal document that will legally cover your name for the claim.

help join hands together and repatriating the fund left behind by my late client before the Finance Company confiscate the fund, All I required from you is honest and cooperation to enable us see this deal through. Please forward the bellow information to enable me advice you further.

1. YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS

2. YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND FAX

3. YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION

3. SEX

Finally, I have agreed to share this fund %50 to you and %50 to me upon the conclusion of this transaction. Please maintain utmost confidentiality between you and me for the successful of this transaction.

I await your urgent response.

Butler Hall

Principal Attorney

Butler, Hall & Co

Email: ButlerHall@consultant.com

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