419 scam: Barrister Hill Brown <diplomap@ymail.com> CONTACT HIM TODAY

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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.)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "kumarjesh@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Hill Brown <diplomap@ymail.com>
Reply-To: kumarjesh@live.com
Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:37:12 +1100
Subject: CONTACT HIM TODAY

--
Good day my good friend.

I am happy to inform you about my success in getting your $4.8 Million
usd
transfered
under the help of my new partner from England/London. Presently I'm in
England/London
for investment projects with my own share of the fund. meanwhile, I
didn't
forget your past efforts and all the attempts you made to assist me
despite
that it failed us some how.

Now, I want you to contact my secretary for your bank draft cheque
worth of
$4.8 million usd which I
kept for your compensation for your past effort to assist me, his name
is
Mr Kumar Rajesh email address: kumarjesh@live.com

Ask him to send you the bank draft valued $4.8 million usd which I
kept for
your
compensation for all your past efforts and attempts you made to assist
me
in the past transfer.You can tell him to deliver to your home or bank
wire
transfer the money to your

account.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and
get in
touch with my secretary Mr Kumar Rajesh and instruct him where to send
the
draft to you, do let me know once you receive it so that we can share
the
joy after all the sufferness at that time.

In the moment, I'm very busy here in England for the investment
projects
which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember
that I
had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to Transfer
Or
deliver your
draft,so feel free to get in touch with him now .

Regards,
Barrister Hill Brown.

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