419 scam: Gabby Lucky <gabbyluckylawfirm@gmail.com> How are 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:

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:
- "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)
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: Gabby Lucky <gabbyluckylawfirm@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gabbylawfirm@live.com
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:39:13 -0700
Subject: How are you?

Attention friend. I sent this letter to you a month ago, but I'm not
sure if you got it, I did not hear from you, and this is the reason I
repeated it again. I am a lawyer Gabby Lucky a Legal practitioner in
the Federal Republic of Togo and I am to represent you in making the
claims. I make this offer to you in connection with the death of my
late client, who was a citizen of your country that was killed by
terrorist attack. Leaving some huge amount of money, $ 7.5 million
after a failed attempt looking for his relative, I decided to contact
you. I await your immediate response for more detailed clarification
and for better understanding why i contacted you in this project.
Thank You, Gabby Lucky ESQ

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