419 scam: Usman Ali Mohammed <usmanali_mohammed@aol.com> Greetings to you,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (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 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.
- usman-law-chambers@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Usman Ali Mohammed <usmanali_mohammed@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:10:26 -0400
Subject: Greetings to you,

Greetings to you,

I am Barrister Usman Mohammed, A legal practitioner in the province of Lome, Republic of Togo and personal attorney to my late client who died in a tragic car accident in my country couple of years back and he left an Estate / Fund valued at the sum of ($7.5 Million U.S dollars) with Ecobank of Togo, I contacted you in this matter based on the fact that you bear the same surname with my late client, to explain more details to you and for better understanding kindly reply me through my official email address (Usman-Law-Chambers@lawyer.com) so that i will introduce myself to you and the reason why i am contacting you. I will be expecting your urgent response as soon as possible.

Best regards,
Barr. Usman Mohammed.

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