419 scam: "Barrister Richards p.jb"<barrichardpjb1@gmx.com> EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU

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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:
- "million 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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "barrichardpjb@gmx.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Richards p.jb" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrichardpjb@gmx.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:31:39 +0800
Subject: EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU

RICHARDS PJB LAW CHAMBER
DATUK MOHDMUSA,
94300 KOTA SAMARAHAN,
SARAWAK.MALAYSIA.
TEL: +6010 202 7001
FAX: +60321784557

Exclusively for you,

I am Richards P.JB an attorney at law in Sarawak Asia.l have urgent business. There is a foreign late client of mine from your country he was a Road Contractor Engineer in my country for so many years, unfortunately he died of a high blood pleasure, because the wife and the only son dead of Tsunami earthquake. My late client leave behind a deposit valued ($29, 000, 000, 00) Twenty Nine Million Dollars.

As the local attorney the bank had issued me a letter to present any beneficiary relative to claim the dormant account before it became unserviceable fund. As you must know l cannot claim the fund on my own. This is my reason of seeking your consent to be my foreign partner and I will present your name to the bank as the foreign relative that l know to receive the fund.

Do understand as the local attorney l will use my position to transfer the fund to you legally and you will have %45 AND I will have %45 while the %10 will be set aside for any government taxes in your country. Note the fund will be transfer to you under a legitimate arrangement that will protect us and the fund from any breach of the law. If you are interested please respond to this my personal email for urgency: barrichardpjb@gmx.com

Best Regards,
Richards P.JB.
Attorney at Law.

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