419 scam: "Barrister Prince H Paul"<barristerprincehpaul006@gmail.com> Very Very Important Mutual Partnering!!!

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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:

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:
- "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- +447937141617
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.
- barristerprincehpaul@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Prince H Paul" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barristerprincehpaul001@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 03:21:03 -0700
Subject: Very Very Important Mutual Partnering!!!

Compliments,

I am Paul H. Prince a lawyer to Gaddafi, am contacting you in regards of your interest in assisting me claim the funds from the financial institution abroad, before i give out the information's that will enable you access the funds to proceed with the investment, i will need the following information's from you to prepare the Power of Attorney/MOU/Change of Ownership making you the heir to the funds.

I will need your full name and complete address, your mobile/telephone/fax number and any of your identity scan and attached to me to proceed.

Muammar Gaddafi entrusted $15.5Million USD in my care, i need you to know that this transaction is highly confidential because France/Italy/England and Germany seized more than $30 billion USD of his funds. So am very very careful, this is between me and you alone, i need you to understand that confidentiality is the key to success.

Please read the link for your perusal.

http://feb17.info/news/as-libya-takes-stock-muammar-gaddafis-hidden-riches-astound/

The funds are safe and deposited in a Trust Account with a financial institution abroad which i will disclose to you when i receive the information's i requested from you to proceed, i need you to keep this to yourself for security reasons and for us to conclude quickly, if you follow my instructions we will finalize within 7 working days without any delays or excuses.

As soon as I get the necessary information's from you, I will immediately prepare all legal documents to re validate all necessary documents in your favor to empower you act as the beneficiary of the funds and enable you proceed with the investment project.

While this process is going on, I will be making preparations to meet with you in your country of residence to enable us discuss in details on the modalities of the investment project.

You Can also send an email message to this alternative Email ID respectively: barristerprincehpaul@yahoo.com.hk

Thanks for your cooperation. I look forward to hear from you soon.

Best Regards,
Paul H. Prince
Tel: +44-793-714-1617
Fax: +44-844-500-1937

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