419 scam: "Barrister Richard"<barrichardlawb@mail.mn> PLEASE I NEED 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:

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:
- "million 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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Richard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrichardlaw@mail.mn>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 00:46:14 +0800
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT ATTENTION

088, Block 50, KCLD, Wisma Aik,
2 1/4 Mile, Rock Road,
93250 Kuching Sarawak, MALAYSIA

Please do accept this mail in this manner, it was due to the urgency nature of this business. I am Barrister Richard an attorney at law in Sarawak Malaysia I have a business proposal for you to handle with me. There is a deceased client of mine who died as result of a heart related condition on March 12th 2009 in my country, but he left behind a deposited valued of ($28 Million dollars) the foreign late client of my died with heart condition due to the death of his wife and the only son in the tsunami on the 26th December 2004 in Thailand in Asia. For more clarification you visit the can Tsunami on this web site. http://faculty.washington.edu/moberle/Tsunami/Tsunami.htm

I am seeking your consent to present you to the bank as the relative because my late client is a foreigner and l need a foreigner to join me in transferring the fund left behind by my client before it become unserviceable fund by the bank. l am seeking for a foreign partnership with you because the bank had issue my firm a letter to present any relative to activate the dormant account or claim.

Once l uses my position in transferring the fund to you we will share 50% to you and 50% to me as the local attorney. This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect the fund from any breach of the law.

Best Regards,
Barrister Richard
Attorney at Law.

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