419 scam: "Barr.Kelly Andrews"<mailssending@gmail.com> Attention Sir/Madam

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr.Kelly Andrews" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infokellychambers2011@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:39:36 -0000
Subject: Attention Sir/Madam

Attention Sir,

It is my pleasure to contact you today, it is also a privilege to disclose this important profit and benefiting transaction Deal to you, I will need your cooperation’s, confidentiality of correspondence and as well to follow my instruction in all I will say, I have not done a bad thing to see a good opportunity and disclose it to you, so that we can team together and enjoy the proceeds of the deal rather than watching the bank confiscate such huge amount of money, but if you are not ready and interested to proceed with this deal just delete my proposal and never email me, is better than contacting the said bank to disclose my plan, I plead with humble words.

Am the lawyer/representative of late Mr. Saif al-Arab Gadhafi son of Libyan leader (Moammar Gadhafi), I became his lawyer on the faithful day he visited my office with six body guards along with NDC political party National Chairman requesting for my assistance as a resident lawyer to prepare an agreement for him. The agreement was to protect the two parties on the Crude Oil shipment from Libya to Accra Ghana port Tema, I finished the agreements and my late client Saif al-Arab Gaddafi who is Gaddafi son was impressed with my services and later brought me near close to him, after which that he disclose all the Libya-Ghana Crude Oil deal as well as his Ghanaian partners too.

Furthermore, After a deal was struck he was paid $45,000,000.00 Dollars for the supply, the cheque was issued by the Oil Mogul partner, which I and Saif al-Arab Gadhafi cleared in Fidelity Bank tower, He Lodged the fund in an account opened by Saif al-Arab Gaddafi In fidelity Bank Ghana and transferred Immediately US$20,000,000.00 to his offshore bank account in Italy, this happened recently before my client die in one of the Nato Air strike in Libya it was so unfortunate but I pray that his soul rest in peace.

The left over US$25,000,000.00 in the account, he discussed with the bank, that it will be transferred to his partner which no country was mentioned, for 3 star hotel constructions he planned to build with his partner in Dubai, since fidelity Bank Ghana trust me and know me as his lawyer, I want to present you to fidelity Bank Ghana as the said Saif al-Arab Gadhafi foreign partner who he advised me as his lawyer to instruct fidelity Bank Ghana to wire the US$25,000,000.00 before he met his unfortunate death. So I am here to work hand in hand with you so that I can present you to the bank to enable them process and transfer the balance fund to you of which we shall share in the ratio of 50/50. I am not a greedy man all I need is for us to receive this fund successfully.

All paper works will be handled professionally so as not to violate any financial regulations.Kindly get back to me if you are interested for further details of this deal.

I wait to Hear from you

Barr.Kelly Andrews.

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