419 scam: "BARRISTER THOMAS THOMPSON ESQ"<info@lawyer.com> YOUR INHERITANCE FROM LATE JURGEN KRUGGER

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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:
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- thomson-thomaschambersesq@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER THOMAS THOMPSON ESQ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <thomson-thomaschambersesq@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 07:43:37 +0100
Subject: YOUR INHERITANCE FROM LATE JURGEN KRUGGER

I once again notify you as my earlier letters were returned undelivered. The

late Engr. Jurgen Krugger made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum

of Thirty Million, One Hundred Thousand Dollars USD$30,100.000.00 to you in

the Codicil and last testament to his WILL.

If I reach you as I am hopeful,endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible

to enable me conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

Note: You are advise to contact me with my personal

Email: thomson-thomaschambersesq@hotmail.co.uk

I await your prompt response.

Yours in Service,

BARRISTER THOMAS THOMPSON ESQ.

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