419 scam: Barrister Isreal Brown <isrealbrown09@gmail.com> MY REGARDS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

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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:
- "demurrage " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Isreal Brown <isrealbrown09@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "isrealbrown2010@gmail.com" <isrealbrown2010@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 23:02:26 +0200
Subject: MY REGARDS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

Dear: Sir/ Madam,

My names are Barrister Isreal Brown, the attorney to Late Mrs. Lilly Philips, a widow that dies last month due to cancer of the breast. Before her death my client deposited the sum of $12.9m United States Dollars with a Finance Company in the United Kingdom. All the documents related to the deposit which is in my care shows that Late Mrs. Lilly Philips did not make any will before her death.

Now the finance company is not aware that Mrs. Lilly Philips is dead, I want us to use this opportunity to claim the $12.9musd. Before we lost all the whole money to them. Now I want you to stand as Late Mrs. Lilly Philips next of kin to claim her deposit, if you are interested to be part of these, both of us will share the $12.9musd 50/50% equal. When you indicate your interest, I will send you documents so that you will understand the transaction properly, but there is no risk involved. All I need from you is your Transparency and honesty to invest this fund wisely either Real Estate / Care dealing business or any kind of Business you know you can handle which will be also profitable to both of us over there in your country which you have to manage under you care.

Right now as the case maybe I want you to furnish me with your banking details and your full contact address and private telephone number to enable me finalize with the financier who have volunteered to help us raise the sum of $140,000 on your behalf by wire transfer for us to get all legal document and also offset the accumulated demurrage and also for you to pay for most of your bills for this fund to you release to you without delay for us to start making plans for the investment and know the way forward to complete this transaction between now and next week without delay.

I wait to hear from you today and also the account information as requested from you to enable me conclude all arrangement with the financier between now and tomorrow morning for us to receive the loan and know the way forward, Please note that no one is asking you to pay any fee in receiving this loan as all the fee has been paid by me.

Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Isreal Brown

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