419 scam: "PRIVATE MESSAGE" <ssociation@nremgmt.com> REPLY

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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:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "PRIVATE MESSAGE" <ssociation@nremgmt.com>
Reply-To: paulrichard04@aim.com
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:54:56 -0700
Subject: REPLY

Reply to:paulrichard011@live.com

Attn:,

Compliments of the day to you.

I am Barr.PAUL (Esq.), a legal practitioner. My client who was a member
board of trustees SPDC London was killed with his entire family in a fatal
accident,sparing none of their lives, some years ago. Before his death, I
assisted him in the deposit of some funds with a bank for safekeeping.The
funds have remained unclaimed since his death, and such unclaimed funds
are appropriated and returned to the treasury as a matter of policy.

I am contacting you for two reasons. Firstly, you both have the same last
name, which makes the claim most credible. Secondly, I strongly believe
that the bank does not deserve to inherit the funds, I will proceed to
establish you as the next of kin/Beneficiary to my late client.

I would want you to furnish me with the following informations which will
assist me in this claim,

1,FULL NAME

2,CONTACT ADDRESS

3,TELEPHONE AND FAX

4,OCCUPATION.

BARR.PAUL RICHARD {Esq.}.

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