419 scam: "HARRISSON & ASSOCIATE" <harrclarke20@gmail.com> ADMINISTRATOR

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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:

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:
- "million pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- harrissoneqs@citromail.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "HARRISSON & ASSOCIATE" <harrclarke20@gmail.com>
Reply-To: harrissoneqs@citromail.hu
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:54:01 +0800 (PHT)
Subject: ADMINISTRATOR

HARRISSON & ASSOCIATE
Solicitors & Legal Practitioners
(ACCREDITED ATTORNEY)
8, Bevington Path, Off Tanner Street,
London , England SE23FW
E-mail: harrissoneqs@citromail.hu

ATTN:

We are pleased to inform you that your E-mail Address came up in a random
draw conducted by our law firm (HARRISSON & ASSOCIATE). HARRISSON&
ASSOCIATE collects all the email addresses of the people that are active
online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo, Aol, Walla, Gmail,
Russian Mail, Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers.
HARRISSON & ASSOCIATE is a Law Chambers in London, England SE23FW (Esq).A
personal attorney to our late client MR. ANDREW PAUL who worked in an Oil
Firm here in United Kingdom. MR. ANDREW PAUL a well known Philanthropist,
before he died, he made a Will in our Law Firm stating that £10 Million
(Ten Million Pounds only) should be donated to Charity or any
Philanthropist within the country and Overseas.MR. ANDREW PAUL has no
children neither father nor mother as the beneficiary to his Will. The
United Kingdom Government has approved HARRISSON & ASSOCIATE (a Solicitors
& Legal Practitioners) to carry out the designated, Will, made by MR
ANDREW PAUL. As a result, we stipulated to reach out to the whole world by
randomly electronically selected E-mail.

We have made a random draw; Your Name and your E-mail address was favored
as the beneficiary to this Will. We are particularly interested in
securing this money from the Bank, because they have issued a notice
instructing us to produce the beneficiary of this Will within two weeks
which happens to be you or else the money will be credited to the
Government treasury according to the Great Britain Act (Law): 17:56
Promulgated in 1999.
Our client did not mentioned, either whom this money is to be favored is
either a Rich or Poor. That is his own way of making Will. That is money
should be donated to Philanthropist or Charity. On these proceeding,
Wallace & Associate has no Legal Right (on the Jurisdiction) to remit or
retain these money in harrisson & Associate Chambers Account. Because, it
is against the Law of United Kingdom.

Note: This mail is real. Feel free to contact us. You are in the right
place.As a result of the ongoing Internet difficulty and scam across the
world, many people are scared and afraid when they received such E-mail. I
want you to understand that this message is REAL.

harrisson & Associate has noting to do with anybody tokens money rather to
execute his directives approved by the Great Britain. harrisson &
Associate is a Law Chamber.It is our utmost desire to execute the Will of
our Late Client. You are required to contact our International Remittance
Department immediately, to start the process of transferring this money to
any of your designated account. We urge you to contact us immediately for
further details. Bear in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit.
Please contact us urgently Via: harrissoneqs@citromail.hu

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN!

Regards,

For: Harrison & Associate,
BARR. JOHN WILLIAMS [ESQ]
ACCREDITED ATTORNEY.

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