419 scam: Brooke Abbas <brookeabbas@adinet.com.uy> ASAP

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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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Brooke Abbas <brookeabbas@adinet.com.uy>
Reply-To: abbasbrooke@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 09:20:40 -0200 (UYST)
Subject: ASAP

Paseo de la Castellana 153, 28046
Madrid, Spain.
REF: EUR/MCZ/AAS307-15

4th of March, 2014.

Business Proposal

It is a pleasure meeting you. I am Barrister Brooke Abbas of the ChillÃ³n
Abogados Chambers. About ten years ago, my late client died along-side his
entire family on the 11th March 2004 train bombing in Madrid.
You can get more information's on the site web address below:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/3500452.stm

My late client has an account in a bank with a credit balance of â‚¬12,700,000.00
(Twelve Million Seven Hundred Thousand Euros Only), which has been dormant for
a very long time.

I am actually asking for your consent to present you to the Bank as the Next of
Kin/beneficiary of my late client's estate, since you bear the same last
name, so that the fund will be released to you as his next of kin.
All the legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next of Kin are
with me. All I require is your honest cooperation and absolute confidentiality
in order to guarantee success.
Upon the completion of the transaction i wish to point out that I want 10% of
this money to be shared among the charity Organizations, while the remaining
will be shared equally between us.
Please be assured that this transaction is entirely risk free as I guarantee
the legality and success of this transaction.
If this business proposal offends your moral ethics, do accept my sincere
apology but if on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with me, please
kindly
contact me with your interest to enable me start the process of claim
immediately.

Awaiting your immediate response
Regards
Brooke Abbas(Esq)

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