419 scam: georgemukamba <georgemukamba1960@hotmail.fr> Yours Hon. Barrister George Mukamba.

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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:
- "million 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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "georgemukamba@qatar.io" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "georgemukamba@qatar.io" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: georgemukamba <georgemukamba1960@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: georgemukamba@qatar.io
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:10:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Yours Hon. Barrister George Mukamba.

HON. BARRISTER GEORGE MUKAMBA, SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES,
Rue 407 Yennenga,Ouaga - Burkina Faso.
Email: georgemukamba@qatar.io

With due respect Dear , I am Barrister George Mukamba, financial attorney to the Late Mr. Morris Thompson an America citizen who died in a plane crash with his entire family, you can read more news about the crash by visiting this website; http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/081301/foc_native_corps.shtml

I respectfully insist you read this letter carefully as I am optimistic it will be open door for unimaginable financial rewards for both of us.

Before the sudden death of Mr. Morris Thompson and his entire family, my late client has a Dormant Account with Bank Sahelo Saharienner for Investment and Commercial Burkina Faso (B.S.I.C).

His dormant account contains huge sum of $15 Million USD (Fifteen Million Dollars Only. I crave your indulgence as I contact you in such a surprising manner; I have desired to have his abandoned sum of $15 Million dollars in B.S.I.C Bank Burkina Faso to be claimed by both of us legally as he left nobody alive to claim this fund.

Very important remark , be informed that while participating in this project, 50% of this total value will be for you as my co-operative partner while 50% will be for me as the initiator of the deal.

If your are interested to run this deal with me by accepting to stand as the deceased next of kin, kindly send me your Legal Names , telephone numbers and your residential address via this email account ( georgemukamba@qatar.io ) for more details of the transaction.

My humble regards
Yours Hon. Barrister George Mukamba.

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