419 scam: "Stephanie Cyrus Chambers."<info@chambers.com> ATTENTION IS NEEDED

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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:
- ",000,000" (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.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Stephanie Cyrus Chambers." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidambrus107@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:50:26 +1100
Subject: ATTENTION IS NEEDED

Stephanie Cyrus Chambers.

Solicitor, Director, FRSA

233 Bethnal Green Road,

City of London 5454.

Dear,

My name is Stephanie Cyrus. I am a lawyer and a business person.

I am writing you because I cannot remember handling any legal case for you or doing business with you or your company at any time. I received an alert from my bank that, I have $15,000,000. credited to my account. I have duly confirmed from my account manager that, the money is there in my account.

I do not know if the money was sent to my account in error. The statement from my bank shows your data but the money was sent to my account.

Please kindly verify if you did give instruction to any bank to pay such money into my account or if you have been expecting any transfer from UK.

I cannot disclose any information right now until proper verification is done because this is a very sensitive matter.

Signed:

Stephanie Cyrus(QC)

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