419 scam: Adams Barber <hungbm@ninhbinh.gov.vn> For your interest

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "barrister" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- adams.barber@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Adams Barber <hungbm@ninhbinh.gov.vn>
Reply-To: Adams Barber <adams.barber@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:21:19 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: For your interest

From: Ghamal Hosni Mubarak Son of
former Egyptian presidentâ€™s
Law Offices of Adams & Barbers
3957 St Charles Pkwy , Waldorf,
MD 20602. Phone: +1 301-893-4329
Email : adams.barber@hotmail.com

Please i urge you to help my Best Friend, Brother and client Ghamal Hosni Mubarak the Son of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and secure this fund.

My name is barrister Adams Barber a confidential legal adviser to(Ghamal Hosni Mubarak the Son of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak who was ousted from office on the 11/02.2011 which brought political turmoil for weeks in Egypt before he resigned on the above date.

Now the family is under house monitoring by the present military head of new government and their properties are being taken over by the government hence he advised me to contact anybody who can help him receive a huge amount of money and use it for loan and investment at zero percent interest for Ten years while 10% of the funds will be used to help the orphanage, charity and people all over the globe.

For more details of what happened visit this webpage for details.

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Mubarak-family-riches-attract-focus/749663/

http://www.woodtv.com/dpps/news/international/probe-sought-in-egypt-of-mubarak- family-finances-wd11-jgr_3721655

The total amount is US$215,000,000.00 (two hundred and fifteen million US dollar) only and has been deposited in four different vault in Europe and Africa and as soon as I hear from you then we shall secure vital legal documents that will back you up to receive one part of the funds keep all arrangement very confidential because this is for your eyes only to avoid any blackmails.

Kindly contact me with the above confidential email for details with your full name, address and telephone/mobile number.

May God Guide you successfully.
Yours faithfully,

Barrister Adams Barber

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