419 scam: "GRAHAM ROBERT"<grahamrobert@gmail.com> URGENT REPLY NEEDED.

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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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "info@charlsestanleylawfirm.co.cc" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "GRAHAM ROBERT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <grahamrobert33@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 23:29:01 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED.

MY BEQUEST,
My Name's Mr.Graham N.Robert. Given my current state of health, I have decided to donate what I have to you, I am 69 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my Wife, Who had worked with me tirelessly until we were driven out of Zimbabwe and our farms seized. I have been touched to donate from what I have inherited from our estate to you for charity and the support of displaced children, and towards cancer research since we never had any children, rather than allow our relatives mis-use our hard earned funds.
Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he has because he is a merciful God. I will be going in for an operation next weekend. I decided to WILL/donate the sum of US$36,560,000(Thirty Six million Five Hundred thousand United States Dollars) to you for the good work and expect you will help support the motherless and less privileged (including cancer patients) and also to further assist widows. At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls due to my deteriorating health condition. I have adjusted my WILL and my Executor is aware I have changed my will; with your honest dedication to follow my above stated terms, my attorney will arrange for the change of ownership of the funds and transfer of funds to you.The funds deposited with a finance outfit and the name is withheld basically for security and confidential purposes and would only be released to (you).
I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and Please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others because money without love and care for the less priviledged is vanity.

Contact my Executor:
Charles Stanley Esq.
Principal Partner Charles Stanley and Associates
Email: info@charlsestanleylawfirm.co.cc

You are to contact him with your full names contact telephone/fax number and your full address and tell him that I have WILLED (US$36,560,000.00) for the execution of all stated in my WILL/TESTAMENT.

Regards,
Graham N.Robert

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