419 scam: "JOHN PAUL" <barristerjohnp2@gmail.com> Re: Payment of Outstanding Contractual Debt/Expired International Bank Draft.

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- 2348120775316
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.
- barrister2017@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JOHN PAUL" <barristerjohnp2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barrister2017@yahoo.ca
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 20:43:26 +0900
Subject: Re: Payment of Outstanding Contractual Debt/Expired International Bank Draft.

From the Desk of Barrister John Paul Chambers.
No. 5 Cameroon Ikoyi, By Fed. Secretariat
Lagos – Nigeria.
Tel: 234-812-077-5316
Email: chambers@barristerjohnpaul.org or barrister2017@yahoo.ca

To the family of Acclaimed Deceased

Re: Payment of Outstanding Contractual Debt/Expired International Bank Draft.

Total Amount: US$12.5 Million United States Dollars.

I wish to draw your attention Sir/Ma, to the above claim, which has
already been programmed for transfer by the Inter-Bank Telex Unit of the
Central Bank of Nigeria, as an ACCREDITED ATTORNEY OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA, I visited the bank (Central Bank of Nigeria Lagos Liaison Office,
Tinubu Square) last week Wednesday to obtain the new guidelines for
PAYMENT REPRESENTATION FOR LAST QUARTER OF 2012 when I was handed an
authorization letter attention to me from the office of the EFCC
Chairperson signed by Governor Central Bank of Nigeria directing me to act
on your behalf.

However, in accordance with the rules & regulations guarding Compensation
Beneficiary Payment and Signing of Documents on behalf of any
Beneficiary/Contractor(s) / Inheritance(s), I state categorically here
that I have ACCEPTED to act on your behalf and to make sure that you
receive your total payment within the shortest possible time. according to
1982 Constitution # 5 A, Section B & D and as amended in 1994 & 1999
constitution #12 C, Section A Paragraph 2, which permitted me to act on
your behalf, I state and promising to act accordingly in your favour.

I would have contacted you since last week, but I traveled for wedding,
however, while in my office preparing for the day job, two white men a
business man in Nigeria and a Benin Republic Banker came into my office
with shocking news, that you are dead. The two black man one from Nigeria
other from Benin Republic said that you died on Friday of Throat cancer
that your burial will be coming up in two weeks time and the family asked
the two White men to come for the payment.

I am sending this message across to you in line with the World Bank
Regulation of 1990 Section 467 Paragraph 212 Subsection 32 as amended in
1997 which empowers me as an international Probate Lawyer to investigate
their claims, which I suspected because of their eagerness to have the
money paid to them. I, as Central Bank of Nigeria Accredited Attorney
attached to the Presidency for this payment, I do not find it comfortable
with the sudden change in Beneficiary Name and Address from its original
particulars to a new account details below as provided by your associates
MR. LIM ALBERT.
1 KIM SENG PROMENADE # 15-01 GREAT WORLD CITY EAST TOWER SINGAPORE 237994.
I suspected the moves because of the account they gave to me for the
payment into a different country why not in your country? So I want any
members of this family to confirm to me if you are dead or not.
Note: If you do not authorize this claim, all I need is for you to forward
me your direct telephone number, home/company address, Your Full
information’s that correspond with the one on the Central Bank Computer
programming, as an International Probate Lawyer for you to have your money
paid to you immediately without any jeopardize.
Thanks for your understanding and I expect you to use the above Telephone
Numbers to always get in touch with me

Best regards,
BARRISTER JOHN PAUL

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