419 scam: "Barr. Shareef Abdul Badi"<info@gardengardenbali.com> REPLY !!!!!!!

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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.)
- "barr." (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: "Barr. Shareef Abdul Badi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shareeabdul@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 22:44:03 +0100
Subject: REPLY !!!!!!!

Greetings.

Before I proceed, I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to you. I am aware that this place is certainly not a conventional way of approach to establish a relationship of trust, but you will realize the need for my action.

I got your contact email address through my research and out of desperation decided to reach you through this medium to ASSIST me receive the sum of US$15.5Million (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars kept in one of the top banks in US.

I am Barrister Shareef Abdul Badi, I am a citizen of Hong Kong, and we work here in United States. Unfortunately my late client Engineer Khalid Sylvia and his family was among the victim of the Bhoja Air flight crash http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhoja_Air_Flight_213 that happened on the 20th of April 2012 as he traveled to Pakistani, we both live here in the state, Khalid Sylvia work here as he live with his family also here in the state, I am aware he has a reasonable bank account with the Overseas Credit Bank Bank USA.

Am so lucky that the bank officials who knew about the funds and my relationship with the decease, they are nice people and really want to help me and have kept the information of the funds strictly confidential and have advise me that if I cannot get any member of his family, I should source for good investor that will receive the funds on my behalf for investment to avoid any confiscation.

My dear, this is not a joke, I have all the paper works and with my legal right I will make you the next of kin and the bank will release the money to you. Let’s get to know each other, I promise 100% risk free and we shall have a good relationship, I will do my best and the funds will be release to you as Mr. Khalid Sylvia’s relatives rather next of kin.

I will be willing to offer you some good percentage out of the total fund if only you will receive this fund and keep it for us. Please note that honesty is the watch word in this transaction. I will require your full Names, address, telephone and Occupation, so that I can forward to the bank as I start the processing of all requirements, so that the bank can commence communication with you. In case you don’t accept this offer please do not expose my mail. Be kind to get back to me, if you are not interested so that I can further my search for another partner.

Get back to me and I will give you more proofs of the business and for private contact.
Thanks for taking this offer and opportunity.

Barr. Shareef Abdul Badi
For: Principal Attorney
+1 434-481-2003

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