419 scam: "Legal practitioners." <false@harmonet.hu> Legal practitioners, Will, Finance & Probate Solicitor

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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:
- "million 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- practitionersl@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Legal practitioners." <false@harmonet.hu>
Reply-To: practitionersl@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 16:58:36 +0800
Subject: Legal practitioners, Will, Finance & Probate Solicitor

BARRISTER ROSELYN PAYNE & CO. CHAMBERS
(Legal practitioners, Will, Finance & Probate Solicitor)
Campden Hill House, 192-196 Campden Hill Road, London W8 7TH

Ref: Payment of $5.5 Million Approval.

Attention Beneficiary,

We received an instruction from the office of UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUNDS ORGANIZATION under the India Ministry of Finance, few Days from our correspondence to release your awarded payment fund valued sum of $5.5 Million into your contract account, we are on the process to open an Bank account in your name and forward to you the account information so that you can access your fund in your account by yourself But we are surprise this morning when we are about to open escrow account on your behalf, we received another email from Ms Diane L. McAllister whom claim to be your representative with a letter of trust certificate telling us that she's your next of kin and you left an instruction to her for the claim of your ( deposited fund $5.5million ) Here are the below account information she forwarded to us to transfer your fund into her account.

The account which she forward to us as follow.

Bank of America St. Petersburg, Florida , USA
Account Holder Name:Diane L. Mcallister
Account No.003767127294
Routing No. 063100277
65 Jabotinsky St #2 Ramat Gan, ISRAEL 54224

Please, do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this woman is from you and has your authority to receive your fund. If this lady is not your representative, you are requested to contact us without any delay and send this information as soon as possible, so that your fund value of $5.5 Million united state dollars will be released to you through bank telegraphic wire transfer method. Send your details to Foreign Remittance Department First United Security Bank.

Please for the best of you knowledge you are hereby advice to contact the bank agent office at his direct email address and telephone number give in this email

Below:

Contact Person: Mr Carl Bratheiaw
Contact Via-email: practitionersl@yahoo.com
Telephone: +1 (318) 745-5875

FURNISH YOUR VALID DATA TO ENABLE US VERIFY YOUR DETAILS.

1. YOUR FULL NAME.__
2. YOUR TELEPHONE.____
3. FAX.________________
4. AGE.__________________
5. SEX.____________________
6. YOUR OCCUPATION.__________
7. YOUR ADDRESS.______________
8. YOUR BANKING INFORMATION'S.___
9. YOUR ID OR PASSPORT.______________

HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID Ms Diane L. Mcallister, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY, WE WILL PROCESS AND RELEASE THE FUND INTO Ms. Diane L. Mcallister.

Youâ€™re sincerely,
BARRISTER ROSELYN PAYNE & CO. CHAMBERS
(Legal practitioners, Will, Finance & Probate Solicitor)
Campden Hill House, 192-196 Campden Hill Road, London W8 7TH

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