419 scam: "Barr.FREEMAN ZOE"<barr.freemanzoe@yahoo.com> Indicate your interest my dear

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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:
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- barr.freemanzoe@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr.FREEMAN ZOE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.freemanzoe@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 00:20:15 +0100
Subject: Indicate your interest my dear

BARR.FREEMAN ZOE

BARR. FREEMAN ZOE CHAMBERS

LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE LAWYER

93B WIGMORE STREET LONDON

barr.freemanzoe@gmail.com

PLEASE YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED VERY URGENT

ATTENTION:

Your e-mail address came up in a random e-mail draw conducted by our law firm, Barr.Freeman Zoe Law Chambers in UK , London. My Names are Barrister Freeman Zoe. personal attorney to our late client Mr. Mohammed Saibi who was the chairman of Algosaibi Diving and Marine Services in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Mohammed Saibi a well known Philanthropist, before he died,he made a Will in our law firm stating that $50.2M (Fifty million, Two Hundred Thousand U.S. dollars only) should be donated to any charity home overseas by any idividual selected by our random e-mail draw.

We have made a random draw and your name and E-mail address was picked to assist us disburse these funds accordingly. This implies that you will stand as the beneficiary to this Will so that the funds could be processed and transferred to your account.

I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank; because they have issued a notice instructing us to produce the beneficiary of this Will as soon as possible else the money will be credited to the Government treasury.

It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of our late client. You are required to contact me immediately to start the process of transferring this money to any of your designated official Account. I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit,Please act fast.

Congratulations!!! and I hope we can work together as a team to execute this transaction successfully. When transferred, the funds would be disbursed to a charity home, you and i will be glad indeed.Remember to send me your phone numberand personal details for easy communication . Details of this will be discussed later before we get started. Please i prefer you contact me through my private and confidencial e-mail address; barr.freemanzoe@gmail.com for communication.

Kindest Regards,

BARR.Freeman Zoe

BARR. Freeman zoe Chambers.

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