419 scam: Barrister Alex Chin <info@alexlaw.com> Good Day

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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:
- "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)
- "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.
- alx_1@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Alex Chin <info@alexlaw.com>
Reply-To: alexchin60@aol.com
Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 14:44:59 -0300
Subject: Good Day

Dear,

I am sorry for contacting you through this medium without a previous
notice. My name is Barrister Alex Chin, a Senior Advocate and legal
consultant in practice here in Malaysia, I had a client, a contractor
based here in Malaysia now deceased. My client lost his life alongside
his wife and only child in (Beirut-bound charter jet) plane crash on
the Monday, 9 January 2006,
12:12GMT.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4594104.stm Prior to
the Death of my Late Client.

He secured a contract of US$11,300,000.00 million from the Kingdom of
Bahrain, following which was successfully executed the contract, but
the balance of S$11,300,000.00 Million contract payment was in the
Process of being transferred into his Account which he submitted to
the Bahrain Government before he lost his life in the plane crash.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protectyou
from any breach of the law,you can also contact me on my private:
alx_1@sify.com

Best Regards,
Barrister Alex Chin Esq

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