419 scam: "Barr. Philip Passman, Esq." <info@barr.philip.com> RE:Verify Your email address

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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:
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barrphilchambers01@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Philip Passman, Esq." <info@barr.philip.com>
Reply-To: lloyd.dawnson@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 01:06:51 +0000
Subject: RE:Verify Your email address

PHILIP PASSMAN & ASSOCIATES LONDON - UK.
Address: 33 Bedford Row
London WC1R 4JH, England.

Attention:
On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the Estate of Late Theo
Albrecht. I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter were
returned undelivered. I wish to notify you that late Theo Albrecht made
you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Thirty Million, One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($30,100,000.00) to you in the Codicil and
last testament to his WILL.
This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and
true.
Being a widely travelled man, he must have been in contact with you in
the
past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous friends
abroad who wished you good.

Theo Albrecht was was a German entrepreneur, founder of Albrecht
Discount, now known as Aldi Company and also owns the Trader Joe’s
chain in the United States. According to him, this money is to support
your humanitarian activities and to help the poor and the needy in our
society. Please if I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back
to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job. I hope to hear
from you in no distant time.
Note: You are advice to contact me with my personal email below:

Email: barrphilchambers01@outlook.com

Yours in Service,
BARR. PHILIP PASSMAN, ESQ.
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS: Barrister Aidan Walsh Esq., Markus Wolfgang,
Mr. John Marvey Esq., Mr. Jerry Smith Esq.

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