419 scam: "DM LAWFIRM"<dm21lawfirm@gmail.com> DM LAWFIRM

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- dipgary@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DM LAWFIRM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dipgary@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 15:12:54 +0700
Subject: DM LAWFIRM

Hello,

I am Attorney Gary Handerson a Civil Lawyer. I have a client that wishes to invest her money in your Country. This requires a private arrangement though the details of this transaction will be furnished to you only if you indicate your interest in this proposal. We have all the legal documentation to back up the transaction, besides we have worked out the modalities to ensure a smooth and risk free movement of the fund.
We are willing to offer you 20% of the total fund and additional 10% on return on investment (ROI), the fund in question is quite large. All correspondences
will be via email for now. I am expecting to hear from you, if you are willing to do the business with us to send your response to my private email address, Email:dipgary@gmail.com

Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks for reading through,

Yours Faithfully,

Gary Handerson

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