419 scam: "MR. CHARLES STANLEY ESQ" <giash@fourhgroup.com> RESPOND ASAP TO THIS EMAIL

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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:
- "activation fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "bank charges " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +447045721207 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. CHARLES STANLEY ESQ" <giash@fourhgroup.com>
Reply-To: chrlsstanley907@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:12:42 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: RESPOND ASAP TO THIS EMAIL

Graham Robert Trust Fund,

Still on the Graham Robert trust fund, it is quite unfair to note that you
have reluctantly refused to assist in your own part to finance the Graham
Robert trust fund knowing full well that Graham Robert is dead. I wonder
how you expect late Graham Robert to come finance this transaction
especially when he doesn’t exist anymore.

Graham Robert left you with a whopping sum of US$155,600,000(One Hundred
and Fifty Five million Six Hundred thousand United States Dollars) to
commence a charity project in your name. All he wanted was your commitment
to ensuring that the needy people around you as well as the sick people
are made comfortable from is charity organization. As you are aware Graham
Robert died of cancer after suffering for a very long time. On that note
he wished to establish a charity to help care for the sick and needy once,
however is wished was not actualized as he became seriously ill again and
was told is days are numbered. Before he eventually left mother earth he
contacted me and instructed me on this charity project he assigned you, he
handed me all document to that effect and appeal to me to ensure that is
dying wish was met as he has limited time to live.

On that note I became pathetic with this case and promised myself I will
stop at nothing to ensure that the Graham Robert fund is used for charity
in line with is dying wish since charity was another thing I had passion
for. Graham Robert never told me it will cost you anything to handle this
transaction rather he said you should be given 40 percent of the fund for
your personal expenditure. However, he is no more and this project must go
on and the transferring banks insist that due process have to be taken to
ensure that the fund is transferred to your account so the charity work
can commence.

I on my own part have spent a lot to ensure that Graham made it alive, but
to no avail as a result my current financial status. It will amaze you to
note that I spent more than (20,000 GBP) to keep Graham alive. At this
point I don’t have any more otherwise I would have long paid what the bank
requires from you. I still think you should have a second taught and
proceed with the payment as instructed since its very obvious that without
the payment, the said fund will never be transferred to your account. It
is on this note I advise that you pay the bank charges as soon as possible
to enable the bank to immediately commence the transfer of the funds to
your account via swift online bank transfer. It was the desire of Graham
Robert that the charity work commences without further delay. The
transferring bank has informed me that the account set up will soon
commence, they however advised that you should try and make the payment
for the account activation fee which is amounted to ($ 1,116 USD) to
enable the transferring bank to complete the transfer process of the
online bank transfer.

They have advised that you effect the said account activation fee of
(1,116 USD) via the below payment information to enable the speedy process
of the transfer of the funds US$155,600,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Five
million Six Hundred thousand United States Dollars) to your account. You
are to locate a western union money transfer agent and make the payment as
soon as possible.

Below is the information that you are expected to make the payment via:

MODE OF PAYMENT: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

ACCOUNT OFFICER: MIRIAM COUSON
ADDRESS: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.

You are to send the payment details to me via email as soon as you make
the payment, so I can document it and in turn send it to the transferring
bank to enable them effect the transfer of your funds to your account
without further delay. I will be awaiting your immediate reply in this
regard.

I await your response to this email soon

Have a nice day
Charles Stanley
+4470457 21207
+4470457 21208

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