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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:
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- bclairrodex@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: CLAIR DODEX CHAMBERS INC <claire.khoury@cirad.fr>
Reply-To: CLAIR DODEX CHAMBERS INC <bclairrodex@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:29:39 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONFIDENTIALITY
Greetings to you Belinda Young from CLAIR CHAMBERS
Am BARRISTER CLAIR RODEX from CLAIR CHAMBERS. Based in London,United Kingdom.
This mail May Come to You as a Surprise But Is worth Doing and Involving In.
I have a client who bear the Same SURNAME with you and unfortunately He is late with his entire Family and Have no Next of Kin.
I am contacting you because of the money($5.2,000.000.00USD) which this my client had in a private bank here in London.
All
you need do for me is to act as a Next of Kin to this my Client since
his entire Family is late and nobody is alive to claim this money.
The deal is risk free as my
Chamber will back you with all the needed information and document of ownership that will be required of you by the Bank.
Once this money is successfully retrieve from the BANK,its will be shared 60-40 percent between i and you.
Please if interested contact my CHAMBER via this with this information of your.
Email: bclairrodex@yahoo.co.uk
Full Names
Country
Occupation
Age
Mobile.
Once we received your mail, we will give you a brief on the whole deal and how will are to be contacting the bank.
NOTE:
The Said fund is said to be converted by the bank if the owner or the
next of kine do not come for it as the money expired date is overdue.
Act fast to this Mail.
Regards
BARRISTER CLAIR
RODEX
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