419 scam: "Mr. Perry M artins"<perry@yahoo.co.uk> Greetings

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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:

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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Perry M artins" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrperrymartins1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:56:32 -0800
Subject: Greetings

Greetings

It's my pleasure to contact you with this proposal, I am BARRISTER PERRY MARTINS the LEGAL ATTORNEY to Mommar Gaddafi formal Libya president. I know this
message may come to you as a surprise.

I am in position with my CLIENT fund and asset and my CLIENT also deposited
some money in my name with a finance firm in Netherlands LONDON AND AFRICA.

America and United Nation (UN) are after my CLIENT money, this the prove
on how tha UN and America want to froze my CLIENT asset

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/21/us-libya-gaddafi-assets-idUSTRE79K42020111021

About $19 billion in assets believed to have been under the control of Gaddafi or associates have been located and frozen by the United Nations
and member countries, U.S.officials have said since rebel forces began fighting to remove him from power.

But other estimates suggest Gaddafi controlled as much as $30 billion in assets in the United States alone, plus large holdings in Europe and South
Africa, said Victor Comras, a former money laundering expert for the United Nations and U.S. State Department

I will not like to fold my hands to see that my CLIENT asset is frozen, they Government Officials will only use this fund for their own benefit.
I need your assistance in moving some of my CLIENT asset to your country for security reason.

We will make all arrangement on percentage, help me keep this asset you have your own percent.

Reply as soon as possible to enable us move this asset on time.

Regard
Barrister Perry Martins.
London.

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