419 scam: "Mrs. Shilin Nand" <shilinand@gmail.com> Your Out-standing Payment,Contact Barrister Gills Moore for Assistance.

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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 beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (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.
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.
- gilhamschamber1@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Shilin Nand" <shilinand@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nandmrsshilin@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 04:14:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your Out-standing Payment,Contact Barrister Gills Moore for Assistance.

Dear
Beloved,

I am Mrs. Shilin
Nand, I
am an Australia citizen, I am one of those that has some funds to claim
in Republic of Benin
years ago and they refused
to pay me, I had paid over $82,000 trying to get my payment all to no
avail.

I decided to
travel down
to Republic of Benin with all my information, and I was directed to meet

Barrister Gills Moore, who is the man that stood for my funds and I
contacted
him and he explained everything to me. He said that those contacting us
all
those while are scammers from any part of the world.

Then he took me
to the
head office which I had to claim my fund and I am the happiest Woman now
on this
earth because I have received my winning funds of $7.2 Million USD.
Which the
bank where mine Inheritance Funds was deposited did not weaste more than
24
working hours to release all my inheritance funds to me with the help of
this
Barrister.

Moreover,
Barrister Gills
Moore showed me the full information of those that have not received
their
payment. I saw your email address as one of the beneficiary, and your
contract
amount, you have to contact him direct on this information below.

Contact Name:
Barrister
Gills Moore

Email:

gilhamschamber1@hotmail.com

Tel:

+299-8022504295

Office Address:
13, Mezon
AV Tokpa , Moukoa Contonu Benin.

You really have
to stop
your dealings with those contacting you because they will dry you up
until you
have nothing left with you.

And
again that man called
Barrister Gills Moore is a very Godly man, you will find it in his
attitude and
doings I really take him to be one of the most honest man because of the
way he
really helped me, so be rest assured that you will get your fund as soon
as you
contacted him.

Regards,

Mrs.Shilin
Nand

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