419 scam: "Abdul Ghuloom Esq"<ghuloom2012@yandex.ru> Your Email Address

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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:
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Abdul Ghuloom Esq" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ab.ghuloom2013@yandex.ru>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:54:51 +0100
Subject: Your Email Address

Barrister Abdul Ghuloom(Esq.)
law, Firm Legal solicitors/private chambers
Suite 12-09, 32nd Floor Acrra Ghana
+233540805683
28/3/2012

Your Email Address Won

Your e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by my law firm, Abdul Ghuloom Chambers Acrra Ghana ,My name is barrister abdul ghuloom

A personal attorney to my late client Mr. Wael Al Wahedy who worked with an oil firm in Malaysia, He died along with his entire family in the A321 Airbus aircraft of Air Blue on August 28, 2010

www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5846412,00.html

Before he died, he made a Will in my law firm stating that $15.5M, Fifteen Million five hundred thousand U.S. dollars only) should be donated to any Philanthropist of our choice outside Ghana (Overseas.)

My chambers conducted a random draw which was supervised by the Ministry of justice, and your name and e-mail address was picked as the beneficiary to this WILL

I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit.

Regards,

Advocate Abdul Ghuloom
Attorney-at-Law

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