419 scam: "Dr Bernie Jones" <bernie22015@yahoo.com.hk> Re: 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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447625258800
- +441273716301
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.
- bernie12015@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Bernie Jones" <bernie22015@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: bernie12015@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:05:25 -0400
Subject: Re: Urgent Please........

FROM THE DESK OF DR BERNIE JONES.
SAHARA CLINIC & MATTERNITY
(LONDON UK)

Salutation.

My name are Dr Bernie Jones, a medical Doctor. and the sole proprietor of
the below specialist Hospital.(SAHARA CLINIC & MATTERNITY) I understand
that
through Internet is not the best way to link up with you because of the
confidentiality which the transaction demands.

However, I have already sent you this same letter by post one month ago,
but I am not sure if it did get to you since I have not heard from you,
hence my
resending it again. I have a widow here in my Clinic who is on a political
Asylum in LONDON UK, she has been so ill for some couple of months now.

This woman confided in me based on the free medical attention I have been
giving
to her and her children. She had revealed to me of her life history and
about her late husband who was a top military officer in one of the west
African
country before his death during the civil war and the fortune she
inherited from her late husband.

She has asked me to source a credible and trustworthy partner abroad who
will manage her funds , I believe you will be in the position to assist in
managing
this large sum in a profitable venture and also to help create a safe
heaven for her and her children by
making a residence arrangement for them in your country. After she had
disclosed this information to me, I saw the reason to request from her to
all the
documents relating to this deposit of which she did, now I have the
documents covering the deposited of the fund, which I will not hesitate to
fax to you the
copies or by attachment as a prove for your confirmation as soon as I
receive your response via email. I am obliged to assist this lady knowing
too well that
she has a limited knowledge in the business world and as such she can not
manage this funds herself in Africa in order to avoid any trace of her by
the
government, I will need from you a mutual understanding and then we shall
make plans on how the funds would be secured into an account in your name.

let me assure you that this transaction is 100% hitch and risk free, from
my discussion with her, she has agreed to give you a reasonable amount of
percentage for your involvement in this and this has to be discussed upon
the receipt of your quick
response.

Thanks and God bless for your understanding.

Best regards,
Dr. Bernie Jones,
Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 1BN, United Kingdom
Tel:+44 7625 258800 Fax: +44 1273 716301
E-mail:bernie12015@yahoo.com.hk

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