419 scam: Barrister Mathieu Soglo <mathieusoglo@gmail.com> REPLY URGENTLY

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- avocat.adebayo@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Mathieu Soglo <mathieusoglo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: avocat.adebayo@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 15:47:23 -0800
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY

Dear Friend,

I have funds valued Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars only which my client who is an Army General still at the
on-going war in Syria. Upon one of their attacks against the Rebel
Groups, they discover millions of dollars and war weapons. They
soldiers share the money among themselves of which my client share as
mentioned above. I contacted you to receive the funds of which you can
share it Fifty percent to you and Fifty percent to my client. I know
it will be very difficult because it is not easy in conducting
international transfers involving huge amount of money nowadays via
bank to bank due to IMF and World Bank financial regulations. But if
you want to receive the funds via bank to bank wire transfer, then we
will follow the due legal procedure to get it transferred to your
account.

However, I explained the whole situation to one of my old school mate
and colleague that works in the Presidency and he advised me that
going through bank to bank will cost us a lot of money and also take
time but he has a contact with the ECOWAS BANK FUND DELIVERY OFFICER
and can help us to arrange for the funds to be delivered in cash to
NON-US monopolized countries e.g. Dubai, Belgium, Holland, Spain,
Qatar, Oman or India. He said this is the method they use to move
money out for Ministers and top politicians in my country

He also promised to help us conclude with the bank delivery officer
for the hitch free delivery via ECOWAS immunity coverage and when you
receive the fund consignment at any of the above mention countries of
your choice. And I come over to meet with you for subsequent sharing.

He said you will only be required to pay the clearance charge and
receive the fund consignment from the bank officer when they arrived,
though he has not yet said what it may cost. No upfront payment of any
kind.
You should therefore confirm your readiness to receive the inheritance
funds by providing me with your full home or office address, phone
numbers, age, occupation and full name for reconfirmation purpose.

Once I received your personal data as requested, I will go ahead with
the necessary arrangement to ship the funds. Note: you are guarantee
that you will not be put to any risk or danger. I can issue you a
guarantee document from the court here to ascertain my nwords.

Send your data to my private email address at: (avocat.adebayo@yahoo.com)

Best Regards,
Advocat Abdul Mohammed.
(Equity Chamber Law Firm).

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