419 scam: "ATTORNEY GARVIN ABOH ESQ."<attorneygarvin@wbdunia.com> RE: Regarding your Inheritance Compensation Payment .

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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "attorneygarvin@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.

Fraud email example:

From: "ATTORNEY GARVIN ABOH ESQ." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <attorneygarvin@webdunia.com>
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 22:11:09 +0100
Subject: RE: Regarding your Inheritance Compensation Payment .

Hello,

Corresponding to the false Email claims I daily receive from your barrister who called himself Attorney John Palmer. That you have requested and hired his service as your representative Attorney to make the collection of your inheritiance estate cheque funds collection.

I will not obliged to his request because you have not personally notify me about his coming and also after making consultations with the law suit Chamber he claimed he represent .I was told such name do not work with them and have no tracking records with them either in the past or present.

Without wasting much time, I have taken your cheque inheritance collection to the finance ministry to de-activate the encrypted code been placed on it .All this activities was done by me last week by concluding the final phase of your transaction with the finance ministry.

Meanwhile, I have received prompted response from the Deposit company in London that they have received your package collection in good faith on Friday last week at about 14:00 GMT .By the manager of the company whose name is Curry Smith . Because they were the issuing bank deposit company that notify me earlier that you have a package collection consignment for pick up as bestowed in the will document papers of late Mrs.keli Dama who issued you this $1,500,000 USD payment cheque in your name. So as the attorney to the deceased I was out-rightly informed about your collection which prompted me to take action immediately by following what was stated in her will papers.

Once again, I will hereby stand quoted that I have finished my transaction with you in good faith. And I hope and pray you use your Inheritance
collection payment as given/issued to you wisely by investing with it and paying One tenth of it as your tithe to a bible believing church ,bless you .

Should you have further communications, kindly direct it to my private mail ( attorneygarvin@w.cn )

Signed:

Garvin

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