419 scam: "BARR. Michael White (ESQ)." <perlne@elte.hu> (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 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.
- mcwhitelaw@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARR. Michael White (ESQ)." <perlne@elte.hu>
Reply-To: barrmsolicitorchambers@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:58:04 +0100
Subject:

MANAGING PARTNER
WHITE MCMILLAN SOLICITORS & Co
99 Old Street
London, EC1V 9DR
England
NOTICE OF BEQUEST
On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr.
Luther Schroeder, 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 Engr. Luther Schroeder 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.

Engr. Luther Schroeder 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 philantropist. His great
philanthropy earned him numerous awards during
his life time.

Late Engr. Luther Schroeder died on the 13th day of December, 2009 at
the age of 80 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.
Email: mcwhitelaw@gmail.com
Sincerely yours,
BARR. Michael White (ESQ).
MANAGING PARTNERS/SOLICITORS

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