419 scam: "JONES PAUL"<jonespaul@co-operation> TREAT AS URGENT PLEASE !!!!!!!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- barrjonespaul@asia.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JONES PAUL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <BarrJonesPaul@asia.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:57:01 +0800
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT PLEASE !!!!!!!

FROM BARR. JONES PAUL
MALAYSIA.

MY DEAR FRIEND,

I AM WRITING TO SEEK YOUR CO-OPERATION OVER THIS BUSINESS, PLEASE DUE WELCOME THIS LETTER. GREETINGS TO YOU IN THE NAME OF GOD. I AM BARR JONES PAUL, FROM MALAYSIA.

I HOPED THAT YOU WILL NOT EXPOSE OR BETRAY THIS TRUST AND CONFIDENT THAT I AM ABOUT TO IMPOSE ON YOU FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF OUR FAMILIES. I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM THE INTERNET WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR A BUSINESS PARTNER.
I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF (USD22.5 M) TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN 7 TO 10 BANK WORKING DAYS.

THIS MONEY HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR YEARS IN ONE OF THE BANKS IN MALAYSIA WITHOUT ANY CLAIM. THIS ACCOUNT BELONGS TO ONE OF MY FOREIGN CLIENT BY NAME, MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN A PLANE CRASH SOME YEARS AGO. YOU CAN VIEW THE LINK BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ world/europe/859479.stm

IN SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT OF THE MONEY, 50% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU IN RESPECT OF THE PROVISION YOU MADE BY STANDING AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO CLAIM THIS FUND WHY 50% WILL BE FOR ME. THEN BOTH OF US WILL TAKE CARE OF THE FINANCIAL EXPENSES THAT WILL COME UP DURING THE PROCESS OF TRANSFER.

REPLY ME WITH THE BELOW INFORMATION IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND I WILL FURNISHED YOU WITH THE DETAILS AS SOON AS I GET YOUR RESPONSE.

1. NAME IN FULL:.......................
2. ADDRESS:...................... ........
3. NATIONALITY:.................. ......
4. AGE:.......................... ............
5. SEX........................... .............
6. OCCUPATION:................... ...
7. MARITAL STATUS:............
8. PHONE......................... ...........
9. FAX:.......................... ...............
10. SCAN AND SEND A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY CARD.

I PLEAD YOU WITH THE NAME OF GOD, IF YOU CAN NOT FINISH THIS BUSINESS WITH ME, DO NOT CARE TO REPLY.

BEST REGARD,

BARR JONES PAUL,
Email: BarrJonesPaul@asia.com
TEL: +60 166 531 092

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