419 scam: "DAVID BUTCHER"<baziad@baziad.com> Re: This letter is personally for you

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- legaloffice1@legislator.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DAVID BUTCHER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dbutcher@mynet.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 21:22:52 -0800
Subject: Re: This letter is personally for you

Good afternoon to you, How are you doing today? I sent this letter to you previously without getting any response, and I am re-sending it once more hoping it gets to you this time around. I also would want you to you to confirm your readiness to participate in the project or not, this will enable me stop any further exploration. Nevertheless, this proposal is not connected with any deceptive intention as you may have anticipated. Let me quickly introduce myself to you, my name is David Butcher, a registered lawyer here in the United Kingdom, I am contacting you in the high opinion of my client, Mr. Albert Jack Stanley, former KBR Inc. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who along my colleague Jeffrey Tesler were sentenced to two and half years in prison, three years after they pleaded guilty to orchestrating $180 million in bribes to Nigerian top government officials, the bribe came as a result of their compliance to bid for $6 billion in contracts to build LNG trains on Nigeria's Bonny Island. Read more about Mr. Albert: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-kbr-bribery-idUSTRE81M1NX20120223 However, I can authoritatively inform you that Mr. Albert Jack Stanley and my senior colleague have served up their two and half years in prison, but due to their currently poor health situations as a result of tribulation they both experienced while in the prison. During the contract negotiations in Nigeria, Mr. Albert made a depository huge amount of money in one of the Nigerian banks, but due to his long confinement he was unable to demand for a refund. Therefore, due to his current position as ex convict and health related problems, Mr. Albert cannot present himself to receive the funds anymore, thus he has instructed me to look for a very reliable individual or company to receive the funds for an investment scheme. Should you confirm your readiness to work with me, I am going to give you more details in connection with this. I look forward for a good business relationship with you. Many thanks for your co-operations. Best Regards, D. Butcher Esq. legaloffice1@legislator.com

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