419 scam: "BARR. Michael James Chandler"<mail@tpg.com.au> I WAS INSTRUCTED TO VERIFY YOUR OVER DUE FUND

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024071501 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- pacificsolicitors@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARR. Michael James Chandler" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pacificsolicitors@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:53:06 +0100
Subject: I WAS INSTRUCTED TO VERIFY YOUR OVER DUE FUND

North West Pacific Solicitors
Second Floor, 47, Fleet Street,
EC4Y 1BJ, London, U.K.
Tel: 44-7024071501
E-mail:pacificsolicitors@gmail.com
Website:http://www.nwpacificsolicitors.tk

DEAR,

I AM BARRISTER Michael James Chandler, I AM A LAWYER WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND WORLD BANK, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO VERIFY YOUR OVER DUE FUND AND TO KNOW WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVE YOUR FUND AFTER THE UNITED NATIONS AND WORLD BANK HAS GIVING THERE FINAL APPROVAL, THEN I WAS VERY SURPRISE WHEN I SAW WHAT I SAW.

TAKE A LOOK OF THIS MAN MR ROBERT CHEN, BANKING INFORMATION, DO YOU KNOW HIM? HE CAME WITH HIS WIFE CRYING THAT YOU DIED IN A MOTOR ACCIDENT TWO WEEKS AGO AND THAT IS WHY WE COULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET YOU FOR YOUR TRANSFER INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT YOU WHILE HE WAS IN THIS OFFICE, HE CAME FROM AMERICA. MORE SO HE TOLD US THAT BEFORE YOU DIED THAT YOU GAVE HIM THE FULL LEGAL AUTHORITY TO BECOME THE OWNER/BENEFICIARY OF YOUR FUND.

AS YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE OBTAINED ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO CLAIM YOUR FUND, THE MAN CAME TO THIS OFFICE FOR THE CHANGE OF YOUR ACCOUNT TO HIS OWN ACCOUNT IN HONG KONG, WHICH HE HAS INSTRUCTED THAT THE FUND SHOULD BE TRANSFER IMMEDIATELY TO THE BELLOW BANK INFORMATION.

Beneficiary Bank : The HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Bank Address : Level 3, HSBC Main Building, 1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong.
Swift Code : HSBCHKHHHKH
Beneficiary Name : CHEN TSU-HWA
Beneficiary Account : 503-127136-833
Bank Telephone : (852)2748-332

PLEASE GET BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY WITHIN 24HRS FROM NOW IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE STILL ALIVE AND YOU NEVER AUTHORIZE HIM TO BECOME THE BENEFICIARY OF YOUR FUND.

MAKE SURE YOU RECONFIRM YOUR FULL CONTACT DETAILS AS STATED BELLOW

1).YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
2). YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS/MOBILE
3). YOUR ORIGINAL BANKING INFORMATION
4).OCCUPATION AND AGE.

TO BE SURE YOU ARE THE REAL PERSON.

I WILL BE WAITING URGENTLY FOR YOUR RESPONSE

YOURS FAITHFULLY
BARR. Michael James Chandler

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