419 scam: "Hon. Barr, Frank k. Bernard." <temp@1128.org> AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!

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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:
- "million 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.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Hon. Barr, Frank k. Bernard." <temp@1128.org>
Reply-To: <barrister_frank441441@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 13:30:27 -0800
Subject: AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!

Hon.Barr, Frank Of K. Bernard Chambers & Associates,
Marble House, 8th floor One Kingsway Road,
P.O.Box 51291, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Atten:

HOPE YOU RECEIVE MY LETTER BEFORE AND I DIDN'T HERE FROM SINCE THERE, PLEASE AM WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY.

Iam the personal Attorney to Alhaji Umaru Musa Yardua, My Name is Honorable Barrister Frank k. Bernard, the personal attorney to the President Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yardua, I have specifically been mandated by His Excellency to source for a foreign partner for help of his family incase if i didn't see him back after two weeks, rigth now nigerians want him out of the seat of power because of his sickness.

The president has been in a Jeddah hospital since November, being treated for a heart condition for over 58 days, His Excellency would be vacating the seat of power next year 2011 and therefore, he has a certain amount sum of $150,000.000.00USD (One hundred and Fifty Million Dollars) which he wanted to invest overseas with a reliable foreign partners, but he said to me incase him didn't back in two weeks that i should know something is going wrong about his heart problem, he also advise me to transfer this fund into a foreign account for safekeep for his family's hence iam contacting you to stand as the next of kin, into this fund sum of $150,000.000.00USD will be transfered into your account, For the sharing 70% for his family's, meanwhile 30% for you.

Please view this site for more information about Mr president health.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6187249.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8455130.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8454729.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8413928.stm

As a matter of fact, I have already told Mr. President that I knew you as one in oversea, a business mogul whom I trusted and believed that could handle these arrangement successfully. Though,
His Excellency is looking at the area of setting up a private oil refinery or Real Estate, but that does not mean that any other viable and lucrative business is a bad idea and contact email is below Kindly send us in your reply the following listed informations.

Your Full Names.
Your Address.
Your Mobile Phone/Telephone Numbers.
Your ID Card or passport copy.

Look forward hearing from you.

Sincerely,
Hon. Barr, Frank k. Bernard.

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