419 scam: "Barr. Edward Jerry" <bryan.debbie@hotmail.com> Re: Business Proposal

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- edwardbjerry@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Edward Jerry" <bryan.debbie@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <edwardbjerry@lawyer.com>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 17:15:31 -0500
Subject: Re: Business Proposal

Attention: From Edward Jerry Attorney,

Firstly, I must solicit
your confidence in this transaction; this is by virtue of its nature as
being utterly confidential and top secret. Though I know that a
transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and
worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the
day.

Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you. It
may surprise you receiving this letter from me, since there was no
previous correspondence between us. My name is Edward Jerry A lawyer, I
am the personal Attorney to late Mr. Gerry Wood, My purpose of
contacting you is for you to help secure the funds left behind by my
late client, to avoid it being confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the Bank where this fund valued $80,500,000.00 (Eighty Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)only deposited by my client
before his death.

The Bank has issued me a notice to contact the
next of kin or the account will be declared unserviceable and the fund
will be diverted to the Bank treasury, So far, all my efforts to get a
hold of someone related to the man has proved abortive. Hence, I have
contacted you. I am actually asking for your consent to present you to
the Bank as the Next of Kin/beneficiary of my late client's fund, since i
have not get in touch with anyone who related to him, so that the
proceeds of this account can be paid to your account.All the legal
documentations to back up your claim as my client's next of Kin, I shall
provide. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us achieve
this transaction.

The money will be shared in the ratio: Fifty
percent for me, Fourth five percent for you and five percent for any
arising contingencies during the course of this transaction. I guarantee
that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law or any legal plight,as I will use
my position as the client’s attorney to guarantee the successful
execution of this transaction. Please be informed that your extreme
discretion is required. If this interests you, please reply me directly
by email and indicate your full name, Address Date of Birth, Your
contact Telephone and fax numbers respectively. Upon receipt of your
response, I will prepare a Text of Application you will send to the Bank
Headquarters for payment approval in your favor.

Best regards,

Barr.Edward Jerry San.(Attorney at law)
E-mail:edwardbjerry@lawyer.com

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