419 scam: "Paul McCammon"<ralphrowden4@outlook.com> I wait to hear from you if you are still alive.

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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: "Paul McCammon" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paulmccammon@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2014 11:21:46 -0700
Subject: I wait to hear from you if you are still alive.

Johnson and Lowry Chambers.

Solicitors, High Court Advocates.

7 Pilgrim Street, London, EC4V 6LB.

Attention:

I Paul Mccammon who practice at Johnson and Lowry Chambers London,sent down here to nigeria by the united nations

organization, am using this opportunity to alert what is going on with your contract file when ever I travel to the Federal

high court Abuja, in this case I obligate to ask if your died or alive, because I each time I travel to Abuja your file

always go from one table to another with one Switzerland man who have being trying to sign an agreement with the Federal

high court that he is your next of kin, please is that true? Because I left Abuja on Friday when he was having a conclusion

meeting with the chief Jus tice for the final approval by Friday this week.

Please if you are still alive and want me to work with do get back to me immediately for immediate conciliation of this

Approval by Friday because nothing is holding your contact payment as I have come about your contract validation file you

have concluded and paid all charges, so nothing is holding your contract fund to be in your nominated bank

account by the paying bank OK.

I wait to hear from you if you are still alive.

Regards

Barrister.

Paul Mccammon

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