419 scam: Barrister Desmond Hills <barristerjameschima@yahoo.com> Re:God Bless You as you Read this email and Get Back To Me

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "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 next of kin scam.
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.
- +2348064226913 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Desmond Hills <barristerjameschima@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barrdesmondhills@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 23:33:20 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: Re:God Bless You as you Read this email and Get Back To Me

Attention,

Please kindly accept my apology for sending unsoliciated mail to you.I believe you are highly respected personality,considering the fact that I sourced your profile from a human resource profile database on your country.Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar to events.

I am Barrister Desmond Hills (ESQ),I have a vital information about unclaimed fund under my custody,We shall have Honesty and Trust as the first consideration in what ever shall go on between us. I shall need a total Assurance that you will not by any means Sit or Divert the Money as soon as it is confirmed in your custody, without releasing my share to me. Please take your time to study this letter carefully and ask me any questions base on this claim.

In view of this,I need your assistance to Receive this Money($16.4M) on my Behalf as a Next Of Kin to my late client(Eng.Thomas)
I want to present you as the Next of Kin, due to the fact that i cannot locate any of the Family. The reason i decide to contact you because you bear the Same last Name With My late Client and is from Your Country, which would be easy for you to Claim the Fund.

Meanwhile, before i can proceed further to process Legal Documents to Present You as the Next Of Kin to the deceased, I will like You to send me the following information below :
Your Full Name............................
Your Full Address..............................
Your Occupation
Your Age......................................................
Your sex.......................................................
Your Phone Number...........................................

And assurance that you will not divert the fund for your personal use. These information will enable me present you to the Bank, as the Next of Kin Of my late client for the Claim of this Fund. For further information you call me on my direct phone 234-8064226913 This transaction is total Risk Free, as long as absolute confidential is maintained, for this purpose you are advice to keep it Secret. Thanks for your anticipated co-operation, as i await your urgent Information, to enable me proceed.

Yours sincerely,

Barr. Desmond Hills (ESQ)
For: Principal Attorney

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