419 scam: Barr David Smith <barrsmith@live.com> (no subject)

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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:
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Barr David Smith <barrsmith@live.com>
Reply-To: mrtimothycombs@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:45:14 +0800
Subject:

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr.Jürge
Krügger. I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was returned
undelivered. I wish to notify you that late Engr. Jürge Krügger made you a
beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Thirty Million, One Hundred
Thousand Dollars (USD$30,100.000.00) to you in the Codicil and last testament
to his WILL. This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is
real and
true. Being a widely travelled man, he must have been in contact with you in
the past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous friends
abroad who wished you good.

Engr. Jürge Krügger until his death was a member of the Helicopter Society and
the Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers.

According to him this money is to support your humanitarian activities and to
help the poor and the needy in our society. Please if I reach you as I am
hopeful to, endeavour to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me
conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

Note: You are advised to contact me with my personal email address:

I await your prompt response.

Yours in Service,
BARRISTER DAVID SMITH.
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS: Barrister Aidan Walsh. Markus Wolfgang, Mr. John Marvey
Esq., and Mr. Jerry Smith Esq.
*******PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL ***********
This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may be legally
privileged.If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction,
copying,
distribution, or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly
prohibited

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