419 scam: BARRISTER NORMAN WILLIAMS <logyarg@ungs.edu.ar> (no subject)

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
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.
- barristernormanwilliams@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: barristernormanwilliams@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:58:12 -0300
Subject:

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Norman Williams, Attorney at law. A decease client of
mine by the name Mr. Frank S, who herein after shall be referred to
as my client, died as a result of heart-related conditions in 2009.

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by
my client before it is confiscated, or declared unserviceable by the
bank where this deposit value at (US29, 000, 000.00) is lodged. This
bank has issued me a noticed to contact the next of kin or the account
will be confiscated.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin/beneficiary of my late client. So that the proceeds of
this account can be paid to you, then we can share the amount on a
mutual agreement not by asking you for scaming you.

Please, do accept

1. Full Name
2. Address (Inclusive City, State and Zip code)
3. Telephone no
4. Age:
5. Occupation:

Please reply through my direct email address if you are interested to
be a partner in this transaction.
Email:barristernormanwilliams@gmail.com

Best Regards,
Barrister Norman Williams.

----------------------------------------------------------------
This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam