419 scam: "Mr. Micheal Potter"<hr@dyechem-vn.com> From Mr. Micheal Potter

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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:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million us 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)
- "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.
- helenabudu9@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Micheal Potter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <helenabudu9@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:12:24 +0400
Subject: From Mr. Micheal Potter

From: Mr. Micheal Potter (ESQ)
Micheal Potter & ASSOCIATES,
57 Markham Street Accra Ghana
Email: helenabudu9@gmail.com

ATTENTION:

I am Barrister Mr. Micheal Potter , the personal Attorney to Mr. Lowry a foreigner who has a construction company in Ghana. He is interested in investing in real estate in the United States .

He has kept aside the sum of one hundred and twenty million us dollars for this purpose.Mr Lowry is the ceo of hi-tech construction company and he has executed over ten major contracts in both Africa and Europe since last three years, hitec is a construction company that does all kinds of construction, ranging from construction of roads, bridges, highrise buildings etc, they have construction sites in Africa. You can verify about hitec Construction Company on your own to satisfy your curiosity

Now, all we need is a reliable and reputable American based businessman or woman with no criminal record,who can assist us keep this funds in his equity on-line of credit account, because in other to make sure that the funds is safe and also in order to ensure that the funds will be transferred without any hitch that is why we recommend an equity or line of credit account or a ine of credit account, where this funds will be gradually wired into, all you need to send to us is your personal information so that we can run a check on your profile, to be sure that you don’t have any criminal record or debt.You will have 10% of the total funds transferred into your equity or line of credit account.

This fund can only be transferred into an Equity Account and I have all necessary legal documents we need in the course of this transaction, and be rest assured that this transaction will be carried out with strict adherence to both English and American laws, in order to protect both parties involved in this transaction. Feel free to ask questions in any area of this transaction that you do not understand.

All I require from you is your utmost sincerity and openness which will enable us carryout this transaction without any hitch, Also bear in mind that you will not spend a cent of yours in the course of this transaction; all expenditures will be taken care of by my client.

Please get in touch with me immediately as to acknowledge the good receipt of this message.

Anticipating your prompt response.

Mr. Micheal Potter

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