419 scam: "Barr Perkins George" <perkins@perkins.com> From The Estate Of Late Alexander McQueen

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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!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- perkins.george04@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr Perkins George" <perkins@perkins.com>
Reply-To: perkins.george04@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 01:02:16 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From The Estate Of Late Alexander McQueen

Dear Friend

Mr name Barr perkins George personal attorney to Alexander McQueen -
Designer Fashion Label who died on the 11th day of Feb. 2010.I have the
documents of a large amount of funds which he handed over to me before he
died made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Seven Million
Great British Pounds (GBP £7,000.000.00) to you in the codicil and last
testament to his WILL

Being a widely travelled man, he must have been in contact with you in the
past or simply you were recommended to him by one of his numerous friends
abroad who wished you good and his friend was a gay as well due to the
fact that McQueen was a gay and claimed he realised his sexual orientation
when he was six. He told his family when he was 18.

Lee Alexander McQueen, CBE (16 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) was an
English fashion designer known for his unconventional designs and shock
tactics.[3] McQueen worked as the head designer at Givenchy for five years
before founding the Alexander McQueen and McQ labels. McQueen's dramatic
designs, worn by celebrities including Rihanna, Björk and Lady Gaga, met
with critical acclaim and earned him the British Designer of the Year
award four times.

Late Alexander McQueen died on the 11th day of February, 2010 at the age
of 40 years, According to him this money was supposed to be used in
transporting and getting the new store that was about to be opened in los
angeles stocked with his recent designers

You can read more about him from the site below

(1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_McQueen

Please if I reach you this time as I am hopeful, endeavour to get back to
me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job.

I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

Yours in Service,

P.George & Co. Solicitors

Email:perkins.george04@hotmail.co.uk

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