419 scam: "Michael White"<admin@chambers.co.uk> MUTUAL BENEFIT

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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:
- "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- mccehchamber@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Michael White" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <McCehMichael@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 14:03:53 +0100
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFIT

Mc CEH CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES
Flat 3, 58A Home Farm Road Drumcondra Dublin 9 Republic of IRELAND

Dear Sir/Ma,

I am the attorney and trustee my late client Mr. Christopher Foster. My late client deposited the sum of USD$24.2 Million secretly in a private banking facility in Europe.

He had to do this secretly because he his business was going under and his associate wanted his business to go under so they can take over the business he owned and started. His creditors where already taking ownership of his properties. Unfortunately his wife wanted to leave him at that same time; his wife and only daughter died same day with him.

The deposit has no trace to him as the funds were deposited in a private banking facility with my help as his attorney. The accounts where coded so it remains untraceable.

In the field of private banking, while opening the account, he listed no next of kin so ensure that no one knows of its existence of the funds.

I am contacting you to assist in claiming the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where the deposit was made.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

I obviously cannot make the claim as the beneficiary or use anyone who has close relationship with me. I have to get someone whom is not related to me or whom I have never had any past relationship with me, as I will legally make the person his next of kin and beneficiary of this particular funds. Your help will be appreciated with one third of the total sum.

Reply for more details if you are interested. Please also include your phone number and address in your reply for better communication. I trust that you will keep this confidential even if you are not interested.Please reply me through my private emails: mccehchambers@live.co.uk or mccehchamber@googlemail.com

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Jennifer Buxton LLB,HON
McCeh Chambers & Associates,IRELAND
Private email:mccehchambers@live.co.uk or mccehchamber@googlemail.com

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