419 scam: "BARRISTER TONY BARRY" <frankernest96@yahoo.com> 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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million british pounds" (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.)
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.

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER TONY BARRY" <frankernest96@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: tony_2barrister@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 06:56:52 -0900 (AKST)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

Dear Sir/Madam,

This is Barrister Tony Barry; I really do not mean to waste your time.
Considering the fact that this is a 10.5 million British Pounds (GBP)
"deal, I
hope you understand why I have been very careful and also because we have not
met face to face. You and I do hear of many Internet frauds nowadays. Now, I
want to put my faith in you and if at the end you run away with the money, I
will leave everything to God. This is Mr. Asraf's account information.

Bank name: Royal Bank of Scotland
Bank Address: London, England
Account name: Mohammad Asraf
Account Number: 1103-8022-1351
Account Balance: 10.5 million British Pounds (GBP)
Date of deposit: 19th December, 2009
Account officer: Anita Morgan

I was with Mr. Asraf as a legal witness when this money was deposited in
2009.
Since his demise, I have visited this bank three times. This is all you
need at
the moment to contact the bank. If there is any query from the bank, do not
answer them until you hear from me. And our agreement still stands: 40%
for you

while 60% for me (in our agreement is our faith. Ensure it stands,
Please).You
asked for the confirmation of his involvement in the plane crash. Now I
provide
it for you below on this website:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/list-of-passengers-on-air-india-express-flight/article435569.ece

Thanks
Barrister Tony Barry.

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