419 scam: "Harry Kent"<Harryk@aol.com> FOR SERIOUSMINDED AND ANIMAL LOVERS

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "god-fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
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_harryk@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Harry Kent" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr_harryk@ymail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:30:18 -0500
Subject: FOR SERIOUSMINDED AND ANIMAL LOVERS

Hi,

I'm Barrister Harry Kent of Harry Kent & Sons Associates, London, UK. I am the barrister incharge of Tommaso, a 4-year-old stray cat that late Maria Assunta in her will left him with properties in Rome, Milan and land in Calabria along with her millions. Having known her condition before she died, she asked me to put Tommaso, which she left deposits valued at 13 Million USD to a devoted God-fearing individual and cat lover that will take care of Tommaso and also help in management of valued properties in the will name of Tommaso. Please respond if you can help me in carrying out this humanitarian service as I am only a lawyer to the late woman and cannot keep this to myself or take care of the cat as I am not a lover for animals and I do not want to turn Tommaso to an Animal care as I need an individual to take good care of Tommaso and the properties , a handsome reward awaits you. Please send your reply to my email: (barr_harryk@yahoo.co.uk)

You can check out details for Tommaso and some other animals worth much in our custody that are up for taking care of; the likes of dogs and birds on the website link below:
http://www.ecorazzi.com/2011/12/14/the-five-richest-pets-in-the-world/

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