419 scam: "DR. DESMOND PERRY" <info.desmondperry@w.cn> CONFIRM IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE?

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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:
- "into your nominated bank 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)
- "million united state 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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- barr.markwilliams@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. DESMOND PERRY" <info.desmondperry@w.cn>
Reply-To: desmondperry@w.cn
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:11:04 -0000
Subject: CONFIRM IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE?

DID YOU AUTHORIZE MR. ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT DEDEKAM TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND?

APPLICATION TO CLAIM YOUR FUND IN OUR DEPOSITORY

PLEASE BE INFORM THAT, WE JUST RECEIVED THE BELOW STATED ACCOUNT'S
INFORMATION TODAY FROM ONE MR. ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT DEDEKAM STATING
CLEARLY AS THE BENEFICIARY/ YOUR AGENT OF THE FUNDS USD$15.5MILLION IN
WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY DIRECTED TO BE CREDITED INTO YOUR DESIGNATED ACCOUNT
AS SUBMITTED TO US, TRUE TO OUR DISCOVERING WE ARE DIRECTED WITH A MATTER
OF URGENCY TO CONTACT YOU TO CONFIRMED IF THIS BODIES AND ORGANIZATION ARE
REALY YOUR AGENT BEFORE WE CAN IMMEDIATELY CREDIT THIS FUNDS INTO THE
ACCOUNT'S WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.

WE HAVE TODAY RECEIVED A CHANGE OF ACCOUNT APPLICATION, A POWER OF
ATTORNEY AND A LEGAL DOCUMENT FROM MR. ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT DEDEKAM, A
CITIZEN OF CANADA WHO CLAIMS TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, ASSIGNED AND
AUTHORIZED BY YOU FOR THE CLAIM OF YOUR FUND AWAITING TRANSFER INTO YOUR
NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. HE SAID THAT YOU HAD AN ACCIDENT FEW DAYS AGO AND
COULD NOT PROCEED AND CLAIM THIS FUND US$15.5MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS.

HIS BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION BELOW:-

(1)
CANADA ACCOUNT:-
BANK NAME: CIBC BANK
BANK ADDRESS: #3003 DANFORTH AVENUE, DANFORTH & VICTORIA BRANCH, CANADA
TRANSIT #: 07932/010
ACCOUNT #: 92-26133 (US$ CURRENT)
SWIFT CODE: CIBCCATT
BENEFICIARY: ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT DEDEKAM

(2)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACCOUNT:
BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA
BANK ADDRESS: 5938 FM ROAD 2920 SPRING, TEXAS 77379 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 5860-1175-0889
SWIFT CODE: BOFAUS3N
ROUTING CODE: 111000025
BENEFICIARY: ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT DEDEKAM

YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVICE TO CONTACT OUR BANK LAWYER BARRISTER MARK
WILLIAMS IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVED THIS MAIL WITH THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION: ON THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: barr.markwilliams@lawyer.com IF WE DID
NOT HEAR FROM YOU IN THREE (3) WORKING DAYS, YOU DID NOT CONTACT OUR BANK
ATTORNEY, WE SHALL CONCLUDE THAT YOU AUTHORIZED MR.ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT
DEDEKAM TO CLAIM YOUR FUND AND THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFER INTO HIS BANK
ACCOUNT. DID YOU AUTHORIZE HIM TO DIVERT YOUR FUND INTO HIS BANK ACCOUNT?
REPLY VIA EMAIL IN RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION IN DETAILS.

SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE ATTORNEY EMAIL ADDRESS:
barr.markwilliams@lawyer.com (BARRISTER MARK WILLIAMS) TO ASSIST YOU IN
WITH PROPER DOCUMENTATIONS IN YOUR PAYMENT FILE WITH THE BANK.

1. NAMES IN FULL:
2. ADDRESS:
3. NATIONALITY:
4. AGE:
5. OCCUPATION:
6. PHONE/FAX:
7. PRESENT COUNTRY:
8. BANKING DETAILS:

WE AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

BEST REGARDS,

DR. DESMOND PERRY
BRANCH MANAGER.

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