419 scam: CHRISTOPHER HARRISON <chrisharrison.ml1@gmail.com> IS A RISK WORTH TAKING MY FRIEND

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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 state 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)
- "keep this 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447087621608 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: CHRISTOPHER HARRISON <chrisharrison.ml1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barr.christopherharrison@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2015 18:54:00 +0100
Subject: IS A RISK WORTH TAKING MY FRIEND

Chris Harrison (Esq)
Condor House
5-10 St. Paul's Churchyard
London, EC4M 8AL
United Kingdom

I believe my message might surprise you.However,my urgent need for
a foreign business partner is the primary objective of contacting you.
I am an attorney by profession and am domiciled in United Kingdom.I
know my email to you might create a little doubt in your heart but,
i want to assure you that my intentions are true.

I crave your indulgence regarding a deposited fund valued at $8.9Million
(Eight Million ,Nine Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) which belongs
to a late client of mine Mr Usman Ahmed who died in the ongoing Syrian war.
This funds emanated from purchased treasury bills he bought from the
government.
The bills matured few years ago and the interest adequately paid into my
late client's account.Honestly,I was not aware of this funds until the bank
notified me in a letter stating that the stipulated custody period of the
funds will soon expire and that if that happens,the funds will be marked
as unserviced funds and transferred into the goverment purse..

I am worried this will happen if i do not take action.This is why i have
contacted you.I seek to present you to the bank as my late client's next
of kin and beneficiary of the funds.All i ask of you is your honest consent
and assistance to receive this funds into your account.I am willing to
offer you 30% of the funds if you agree to my proposition to you.

I do not want the Government to claim the funds.I know what happens to
such funds.Sometimes it ends up in the pocket and accounts of top
Government officials and banker who take advantage of this kind of
situation.

Please let me know your thoughts.If you will assist me,send me the following
details to enable me process the legal documents that will bear your names.
Your full names,Address,Cell number.

Please i beg you to keep this confidential.You can call me on my direct line
I await your reply..

Yours Faithfully

Chris H.
Tel +447087621608

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