419 scam: "MR EDWARD CLINTON"<barristeredwardclinton2@barid.com> CONTACT MR EDWARD CLINTON.

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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)
- ",000,000" (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.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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 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.
- +2347065933855 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- barristeredwardclinton1@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR EDWARD CLINTON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barristeredwardclinton2@mail.ru>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 00:42:08 -0800
Subject: CONTACT MR EDWARD CLINTON.

Northman Law Firm,

International Corporate & Business Law Firm federal capital city Abuja Nigeria.Securities Corporate Finance & Business Law Domestic and International Business Practice.

Attention Dear,

How are you doing today? Hope you are doing great, Thank you.

My Name is Barrister, Edward Clinton, I am originally from United States of America with Northman Law Firm and Real Estate solicitors Abuja Nigeria, We have a deceased client an American Citizen,member of Gulf States and member of Nigeria Government Oil & Gas Finance, who died Atif, and left a Sum Amount of(USD$27,000,000,00) Twenty-Seven, Million United State Dollars in a Foreign Account under our Law Firm,he bears the same surname with you.

Since his death I have received several letters from the Bank where he deposited the fund before his death, to provide his next of kin or any of his relatives who can make claim to the funds before the end of the Month or the Bank will be left with no option than to confiscate the fund and turn the money back to the state as it has been marked unclaimed, Contact me if you are interested this is a deal between me and you, again we have only two weeks to move this fund out.

Thanks Best Regards,

Barr. Edward Clinton

Mobile +2347065933855

Email: barristeredwardclinton1@mail.ru

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