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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:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- 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.
- barr.bb1962@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- are interested, get back to me via my private email: (barr.bb1962@yahoo.co.uk / barrderrickdale@gmail.com) (barr.bb1962@yahoo.co.uk / (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- barrderrickdale@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Barr. Derrick Dale QC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.bale1962@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2014 16:03:52 -0500
Subject: Re: Official Letter (30th Of May 2014)
To Whom It May Concern:
Greeting to you, My name is Barr. Derrick Dale QC, I am an attorney practising here in UK (LONDON) and I am also a Legal Adviser to Late Mr. Lam Kok who died on the 22nd Dec 2013 along side with his 12-year-old son & his interpreter in an helicopter crash in France while inspecting one of his new acquisitions he bought from James Gregoire in France.
Please follow the link to read more about his story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25476662
The reason for contacting you is to know if you can work with me to claim his lump sum valued at 36,890.000.00GBP he deposited with One Financial Home in UK. I have the opportunity of making you the beneficiary to the said amount deposited Mr. Lam Kok with a Financial Home in UK. I have all the details and required information to make you the beneficiary to the said amount. If you are interested, Get back to me via my private email: (barr.bb1962@yahoo.co.uk / barrderrickdale@gmail.com)
(barr.bb1962@yahoo.co.uk / barr.bb1962@gmail.com)
I will furnish you with a comprehensive information only if you are interested to actualize this deal with me.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Barr. Derrick Dales QC
Legal Adviser.
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