419 scam: Philip Omar <barristerphilipomar12@gmail.com> Dear 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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- barristerdavidkiko200@mail.com (Mail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Philip Omar <barristerphilipomar12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: libertyseguros36@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 11:34:13 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend
REFERENCE NUMBER: C / ESP / BIZ5407-19 First
of all, I must ask for your confidence in this transaction. This is
absolutely confidential and top secret because of its nature. I know that a
transaction of this magnitude will worry and worry everyone, but I assure
you that at the end of the
day everything will be fine. My name is lawyer Anthony Wilson, a personal
lawyer for my deceased client; I would like to contact you so that you can
help me and secure the funds left behind by my deceased client to prevent
them from being confiscated or declared unclaimed by the bank. The fund,
worth â‚¬12,700,000.00 (twelve million, seven hundred thousand Euros), was
deposited by my deceased client before he died of Corona Virus on March 27,
2020 and lived the fund without a will. The Bank has sent me a final
communication to contact the relative/relative. Otherwise, the account

Will be declared unusable and the fund will be forwarded to the treasury.
So far, I have made every effort to find someone who is related to me. The
deceased customer was in vain. That's why I decided to find a reliable
person who has the same surname with my deceased client. I would actually
ask for your consent to present you to the bank as Next of Kin, as you have
the same last name so that the proceeds of this account can be transferred
to your account. All legal documents that prove our claim as the next
relative of my client are provided by me. I just ask you to cooperate

fully confidentially so that we can carry out this transaction. I would
like to point out that I would like 20% of this money to be shared between
charities, while the remaining 80% will be shared equally between us. This
transaction is completely risk-free. I will use my position as the client's
personal lawyer to ensure the successful execution of this transaction. If
you are interested, please contact me After your reply I will provide you
with further details and relevant documents to help you learn more about
this transaction. However, if this business proposal violates your moral
ethics, please accept my sincere apology. If you would like to achieve this
goal with me, please contact me with your interest for further
explanations. Email Address: barristerdavidkiko200@mail.com
Yours Sincerely
Barrister David Anthony K . JAR & ABOGADOS
Thank You

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