419 scam: "BARR A.R IBRAHIM" <arbbchambers@yahoo.com> Urgent Assistance

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (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 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.
- arbbchambers@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARR A.R IBRAHIM" <arbbchambers@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:39:15 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Urgent Assistance

DEAR FRIEND,

HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR FAMILY? HOPE FINE, KINDLY ACCEPT MY APOLOGY
FOR SENDING UNSOLICITED MAIL TO YOU I BELIEVE YOU ARE A HIGHLY RESPECTED
PERSONALITY, CONSIDERING THAT FACT THAT I SOURCED YOUR PROFILE FROM A
HUMAN RESOURCE PROFILE DATABASE ON YOUR COUNTRY.

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO UNDERSTANDING MY REASON OF CONTACTING YOU TODAY
THROUGH THIS EMAIL, MY NAME IS BARRISTER ABDULL RAHMAN IBRAHIM, A
SOLICITOR AT LAW AND ATTORNEY TO MR ANDREAS SCHRANNER, DURING AN AUDITING
IN ONE OF LEADING BANKS HERE THEY DISCOVERED AN ABOUNDED SUM OF $3.5M THAT
BELONGS TO MY LATE CLIENT (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER FROM MUNICH,GERMANY) WHO
DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN JULY 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELLOW
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO SECURE AND MOVE THIS HUGE SUMS OF
MONEY LEFT BEHIND BY MY LATE CLIENT TO THE TUNE OF $3.5M, (THREE MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED US DOLLARS) OUT FROM THE BANK TO YOUR OWN ACCOUNT, HE
EXECUTED CONTRACT THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF WORK AND HOUSING HERE AND THE
MENTIONED MONEY ABOVE IS HIS MONEY LEFT IN THE BANK BEFORE HIS DEATH.
MEANWHILE, FOR YOUR SMOOTHNESS OF THIS TRANSACTION, I WILL PAY YOU 25% OF
THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS MATTER.

IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED AND CAPABLE TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS
TRANSACTION, LET ME KNOW SO THAT I APPLY FOR AN OATH FORM AND SEND TO YOU
IMMEDIATELY FOR YOU TO FILL AND SEND BACK.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
BARR A.R IBRAHIM.
arbbchambers@yahoo.com

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