419 scam: "Mark Anthony Esq"<barr.mark_anthony@rocketmail.com> I Bring Great News to you and your Family

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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:
- "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)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348023016471 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mark.anthony_chambers@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mark Anthony Esq" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mark.anthony_chambers@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 14:32:04 +0100
Subject: I Bring Great News to you and your Family

FROM THE OFFICE:
Lawyer Mark Anthony Chambers (attorneys at}
PLOT: 07 Apapa Wharf Lagos Nigeria West Africa.
E-mail: mark.anthony_chambers@hotmail.com
PHONE: +234-8023016471

Greetings,

I am a lawyer, Mark Anthony, personal attorney to Engr.David Alex Wong, who died Nov 21st, 2008, attack Militant time was manager of oil company Agip in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria. Am in touch with you to help me to help provide $ 7.5million dollars filed by my client with a bank here in Nigeria, his bank is not declared unclaimed hence my reason for this contact with you. The Bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin or the account will be confiscated.

The bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $ 7.5million dollars, the management has issued me a notice, the personal lawyer of the deceased to provide the next of kin, or they will have an account confiscated within the next 21 banking days.

I seek your consent to present you as next of kin of my deceased customer late David Alex Wong so that the proceeds of this account valued at $ 7.5million dollars can be paid to you and then you and I share the money in the following respects: - - 40 % will be given to you for your help - 60% will be for me.

All I require is your honest co-operation. I would like you to give your phone number and fax number for me is easier communication.

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

Please contact me through my private email address: (mark.anthony_chambers@hotmail.com)or my personal mobile phone number
+234-8023016471

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