419 scam: "Barr. Jame Charles"<victoria@dagpost.ruw> HIGHLY CONFIDENCIAL

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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:
- ",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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.jamescharles_chambers@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Jame Charles" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <postman47@ymail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:01:29 -0700
Subject: HIGHLY CONFIDENCIAL

Hello Friend,

Please accept my sincere apology for barging into your mail box uninvited, It is of great urgency I have written you this mail.

I am Barrister Wilfred Roland, I am one of the lawyers of Muammar Al-Gaddafi, the former president of libya who was killed by rebels on 20/10/2011. It was with great shock and tears getting the news of the death of my client and friend.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2051782/Gaddafi-dead-picture-How-NATO-air-strike-finished-Libyas-dictator.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

But i will like to go straight to the main reason why I have contacted you,which is of a business proposal. As a lawyer of the former president of Libya, I have access to most of his asset which he disclosed to me secretly being his personal lawyer and friend, including an account where he lodged a substantial amount of money which has not been detected by anyone including the NATO. Because we made this account secured for a long Even after the world court have sanctioned that all AL-GADDAFI and Family Account should be frozen, we still made sure this account was kept secret, up till this moment

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12607026

they still have no trace on this account.I have prepared the document for the banking of 145,000,000.00 (ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE MILLION UNITED KINGDOM POUNDS) on this account. Since my friend is dead and I am the only one who has access to the account.I have decided to share the said amount with you if only you are willing to help me with the transfer of this funds,and I will share the funds with you 50/50%.

The reason why I consulted you to help me transfer this money, is that I can't transfer the money in my name. For I am Gaddafi's lawyer and if I transfer the money myself it will be noticed and linked that the money must be one of AL-GADDAFI's loot.

I strongly believe that as one of the Ex-president's lawyer some members of the interim
government who were close to the late Muammar Al-Gaddafi must be monitoring me to see if there will be any trace of his assets which
has not yet been discovered even when the court's order was to freeze all of Al-Gaddafi's assets.

I will entrust you with further modalities on this transaction as soon as you agree to
partner with me.

If you are interested please contact me on this email address:
(barr.jamescharles_chambers@hotmail.co.uk)

I hope we can work together and be friends.

Sincere Regards,
Barrister James Charles

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