419 scam: "Barr Philip Sissons"<test@federal-seguros.com.ar> Hello

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (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.
- phillip.sissons3@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr Philip Sissons" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <phillip.sissons3@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:59:06 +0100
Subject: Hello

FALCON CHAMBERS FALCON COURT LONDON
EC4Y 1AA, UNITED KINGDOM
Website: http://www.falcon-chambers.co.uk/members/member.cfm?id=300
Reply me on this email: (phillip.sissons3@gmail.com)

My name is barrister Philip Sissons, I am an attorney to Mr.Spizzo Adino, who is an Italian business man who resident in Rome Italy.

Mr.Spizzo Adino, owned two major buildings in the centre of Rome. He rented these two buildings to the Italian government and has
been collecting rent for the past 20 years.

In 2008 Mr.Spizzo Adino, needed funds for an overseas business transaction, he therefore applied for a loan by giving as
collateral/guarantee the two buildings (which were worth about €200Million euros). He was granted a loan of €120M euros and he
indicated a Swiss company which he owned as beneficiary of the transfer of the funds obtained as a loan.

Mr.Spizzo Adino, had also made an agreement that the loan would be re-paid in 25 years with the money generated from the
buildings as rental money. Before the final transfer of the Loan was made, the gentleman Mr.Spizzo Adino, died in a car accident
in Rome. The son of his ex wife (his step son) inherited the buildings and the company that the gentleman owned in Switzerland.
the step son did not know about the loaned/transfer, therefore who ever will buy the company in Switzerland will automatically
be able to receive in a legal and legitimate way the approved loan without having to re-pay it back.

The 3 officers in Rome in charge of the remittance want a partner/investor willing and able to buy the Swiss company and eventually
participate in the sharing of the funds, once they are transferred to the company’s account. If the investor agrees, then there will
be someone that has as a role to convince the present owner of the company to sell it to us (to the investor/partner). The potential
investor/partner is free to go to Switzerland and negotiate to eventually buy directly the company.

Let me know if you may require any further details pertaining this proposal.

yours Sincerely

Barr Philip Sissons (Esq.)

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