419 scam: " George Gordillo Garrigues Chambers"<bridgepoint@btconnect.com> GOOD DAY

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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 state 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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "@lawyer.com" (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.
- barristergarrigues.g@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " George Gordillo Garrigues Chambers" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barristergarrigues.g@lawyer.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:58:18 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY

I am Mr. George Gordillo Garrigues, Attorney/ Adviser to Saif Al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi son of Libya president who is presently in Libya facing the hard time of his father’s government and can not travel out of the country now due to the war in Libya which has lead to the death of thousand of citizens and properties lost. I am contacting you to assist me secure the sum of Thirty Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($38,500,000) which he deposited with a commercial Security Company in Oversea (Spain) before the problem started last month.

However, I want this to be a secret between me and you so that the Government of Holland where the money is lodged or any Libyan citizen Will not know about it due to the recent frozen of all his father accounts, as a matter of fact I must to tell you that all the vital information's of the Security Company where the fund is deposited will be giving to you by me as documented.

I will also need your advice on investment options where I can invest this money in your country on his behalf as advised to secure the fund , the sharing terms and condition shall be discuses as soon as I hear from you . I received Information from Mr. Saif Al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi to do the change of ownership in your favor to enable you act as the sole beneficiary of the said deposited fund and request for immediate transfer to your account since they do not know the fate of their Father Now.

Finally, I would want you to forward to me the below information's as a confirmation of your interest to work with me, so that i can communicate with you Immediately ,please this issue should be a top secret to make a successful completion of this project. Please do not fail me, Allah will guide us.

1) Your Full Name 2) Your Contact Address and Cell Phone Number. 3) Profession and Age

Please reply to my private email only (barristergarrigues.g@lawyer.com) as stated here for confidential reasons

I will be looking forward to hear from you.

Almighty Allah will see us through.
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Regards Sincerely,
George Gordillo Garrigues Esq

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