419 scam: "Barrister Phillips Brown"<barr.phiiiliipsbrownn200@gmail.com> YOUR ATTENTION NEEDED URGENTLY

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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 states 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)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (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.phillipsbrown200@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Phillips Brown" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.phillipsbrown200@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 02:29:40 -0400
Subject: YOUR ATTENTION NEEDED URGENTLY

BARR.PHILLIPS BROWN.

BARR. PHILLIPS BROWN CHAMBERS

LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE LAWYER

93B WIGMORE STREET LONDON.

Hello dear,

Your name and e-mail addres has been selected to disburse $6.5M (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) deposited by late John Kluge with Natwest Bank. Before his death, he was the chairman to a very large business empire that had interests in oil and gas,radio and television, real estate and agriculture. For brief details about his business empire and interests u can visit this link below :

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2010-09-08-john-kluge-obit_N.htm

He is a well known Philanthropist in the United States, United Kingdom, Africa and Asia. before he died, He made a Will in my law firm stating that the fund should be donated to works of charity in his home country .You will keep 30% to yourself and disburse 70% into works of charity. Kindly provide the following information to barr.phillipsbrown200@gmail.com for immediate action.

Your full name(s)

Your address

Your telephone number(s)

Current job

Thanks in anticipation of your response

Barr. Phillips Brown

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