419 scam: "TIM CAMPBELL SOLICITOR" <info@lawfirm.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:
- "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.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447045767296 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +448704718088 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "TIM CAMPBELL SOLICITOR" <info@lawfirm.com>
Reply-To: imcampbellsolicitor@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 15:53:10 -0300 (BRT)
Subject:

FROM THE DESK:MANAGING PARTNER OF
Tim Campbell Partnership Solicitors & Co
Address:10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON WC2N 5BX,

NOTICE OF REQUEST

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of
Late Sir Larry Moore,I once again try to notify you
as my earlier letter returned undelivered.I hereby attempt
to reach you again by this same email address on the WILL.
I wish to notify you that Late Sir Larry Moore made
you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of twenty
two million five hundred thousand United States Dollars
($22,500.000.00 USD) 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 recommended
to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you
good.

Sir Larry Moore until his death was a member of the
Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic &
Electrical Engineers.He had a very good heart and was a
philanthropist. His great philanthropy earned him numerous
awards during his life time.

Late Sir Larry Moore died on the 27th day of December,
2008 at the age of 88 years, and his WILL is now ready for
execution. 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 this time as I am hopeful,
endeavor 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
through the email address below.

Sincerely yours,

BARR. Marshall C .Charles (ESQ).
Tel: +44-704-576-7296
Fax: +44-870-471- 8088
MANAGING PARTNERS/SOLICITORS
=======================================
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The information contained in this e-mail may be
confidential,proprietary, and/or legally privileged. It is intendednonly for the
entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient,you are
not allowed to distribute, copy, review,
retransmit,disseminate or use this e-mail or any part of it in any form
whatsoever for any purpose. If you have received this e-mail in error, please
immediately notify the sender and delete the original message. Please be aware
that the contents of this e-mail may not be secure and should not be seen as
forming a legally binding contract unless otherwise stated.Thank you

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