419 scam: "BARRISTER CLIFFORD"<advocate.solicitor@gmx.com> PLEASE USE THIS FUND FOR CHARITY WORK IN YOUR COUNTRY

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "@lawyer.com" (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 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.
- +66912107187 (Thailand, probably a 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.
- info4chamber@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER CLIFFORD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info4chamber@lawyer.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 13:35:46 +0700
Subject: PLEASE USE THIS FUND FOR CHARITY WORK IN YOUR COUNTRY

FROM THE DESK OF
CLIFFORD PHOOMCHAI LAW CHAMBERS
LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE
25/163 Trendy Building,
23th Floor, Khet Pathumwan,
Bangkok, Thailand 10330
DIRECT LINE: +66912107187
FAX: NUMBER: +66 (0) 2 520-6833

My name is Advocate CLIFFORD PHOOMCHAI (esq). A personal attorney to my late client Mr. Cheng Wong who worked with an oil & gas firm here in Thailand, Mr.Cheng Wong a well known Philanthropist before he died, he made a Will in my law firm stating that ($8.2M) Eight million Two Hundred Thousand U.S.dollars only should be donated to any Philanthropist of our choice outside Thailand (Overseas.)

Your e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by my law firm, and Was supervised by the Minister of justice, The attorney General of Thailand and Deutsche Finance Bank Of Thailand, the bank where the money was deposited by my late client Mr.Cheng Wong so i want you to stand so we can work together and this amount will transfer to your account after this money have transfer to your account,60% for you, and 40% go to motherless babies home, according to my client mr. Cheng Wong under before his death (WILL).

I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank, because they have issued a notice instructing my chamber to produce the beneficiary of this (WILL) within two weeks which happens to be you or else the money will be credited to the Government treasury as per law here in my country Thailand.

It is my utmost desire to execute the (WILL) of our late client. You are required to contact me immediately to start the process of transferring this money to any of your designated official bank account. I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit.

Please contact me urgently. via my personal email address as
follows:info4chamber@lawyer.com
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.

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