419 scam: "Barrister Rasheed Suleiman"<barristerahmedkhan@yahoo.co.uk> Re

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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:
- "transfer into your account" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Rasheed Suleiman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrisrasheedsuleiman_chambers1@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:50:17 +0800
Subject: Re

Attention,

My name is Barrister Rasheed Suleiman (Esq.) a personal attorney to my late client
foreigner, a deceased client of mine, that died as a result of a plan crash
happened Wednesday 27th,june 2007. He worked with an oil firm here in Malaysia
and as well known as Philanthropist who died along with his entire family. And
in the record there is known successor to this deposit of the deceased who
died without a will. This plane crash happened
Wednesday 27th, June 2007 in Cambodia city.

The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin or have the account
confiscated as Unclaimed Dividends. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating
the biological relatives of my late client who died without a will,
I hereby seek your consent to present you to the bank as next-of-kin of the
deceased since you are a foreigner. You can view the recorded:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6243842.stm

My late Client has a deposit of Eight Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars
(US$8.500,000) Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars left
behind.

My conditions:
1. The sum of US$8.500,000 Million only will be transfer into your account
after the processing of all relevant legal documents with your name as the
bonfide beneficiary,the transfer will be made within 4 working days.

2. This deal must be kept between you and i forever, and all correspondence
will be strictly by email/telephone, for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with your fund
release are caused by your agents or representative.If you AGREE with my
conditions, l advise you to send the following:

A: Your Full name and address
B: Your direct telephone number
C: Sex And Age
D: Occupation.
E: Copy of International passport or Driver's License

This will enable us commence all the legal documents immediately for the
release fund to you.

Best regards,
Barrister Rasheed Suleiman

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