419 scam: "Jonathan Baily"<barjonathanbaily122@hotmail.com> Hello Dear

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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:
- "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.
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.
- barjonathanbaily12@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jonathan Baily" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barjonathanbaily12@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:20:59 -0800
Subject: Hello Dear

Attorney & Solicitors Jonathan Baily Esq.
LLb.Hons.SAN.

Greetings,

I am Barrister Jonathan Baily, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr. Johnson, who used to work with Shell Development Company in Nigeria. On the 21st of July, 2000, my client and his wife and their only daughter were involved in a plane crash accident. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy, and other embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proven to be unsuccessful contact to this transfer.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to look for any body who will be willing to assist me in recovering the fund valued at US$42.2 million left behind by my late client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge amount were deposited in. The Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next twenty one official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased hence, I have all the legal information to back you up for the claim, I will be needing your response so that we can proceeds on how this funds can be paid into your bank account legally and I hope this is okay by you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss on how we can disseminate the funds when it gets into your account.
Please get in touch with me through this email: ( barjonathanbaily12@hotmail.com)

Website. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm)

Best regards,

Attorney & Solicitors Jonathan Baily Esq.
LLb.Hons.SAN.

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