419 scam: "Barrister Richard. Lee,"<bariste_richard@consultant.com> ATTENTION PLEASE...........

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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:
- "barrister" (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: "Barrister Richard. Lee," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barister_richard@consultant.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:34:41 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE...........

Lee & Partners Law Chamber,
94300 Kota Samarahan,
Sarawak Malaysia.

Attention Please,

I am Richard. Lee, Barrister at law in Malaysia. I have decided to carry out this Business to whom that will be capable; firstly I am the local financial consultant attorney to late W.X Engineer he is from your country who was a Road construction Engineer in my country Malaysia. Unfortunately he died along with other passengers on board plane MH370 Malaysia Airline,

Late Engineer, made a fixed deposit of (US.D 19.5M) and upon the duration time the Bank started contacting him but no response. Consequently, The Bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to claim the fund or his account will be confiscated, as it is in the law of my country Malaysia.

Be informed I have wrote the bank that l will provide my late client relative, to receive the fund, l want you to know all the necessary information that will be needed to back up the transfer to you as a foreign relative will be given to the bank by me, But I will need your honest cooperation to enable us make this great this transaction successfully.

Best Regards,
Barrister Richard. Lee,
(Senior Advocates/Solicitors)

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