419 scam: barrjerry morgan <barrjerry.morgan@live.co.uk> FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barrjerrymorgan@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447045708111 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: barrjerry morgan <barrjerry.morgan@live.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:41:33 +0000
Subject: FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION

Barristers' Chambers:
JERRY MORGAN & ASSOCIATES
Tel.: +44 704 570 8111
E-mail: barrjerrymorgan@w.cn

Address:33 Bedford Row
London WC1R 4JH, England
Attention:

ATTENTION:

We
acknowledged the receipt of your email, am sending you one last email
as a reminder for you to offset your obligation regarding the
processing of the probate order required to enable you apply for funds
transfer at the bank in custody of your inheritance funds.

At
this time, the court has issue yet another supoene to warn us about the
imminent confiscation of the funds due to the delay that you are not
interested in transfering them.

I
do hereby appeal, having spoken on your behalf to them, that you are
doing everything possible to facilitate the procedure even though,
obviously it has been the contrary on your part.

To
this end, please effect immediate transfer of the required probate fee
and get back to me with the payment slip/receipt otherwise, as I have
said above, you stand the risk of imminent of confiscation of funds by
the UK Government once the grace period elapses.

Keep me posted this is very urgent.

Have a nice day.

Yours truly,

BARR JERRY MORGAN ESQ.

PRINCIPAL PARTNERS: Barrister Aidan Walsh.Esq Markus

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