419 scam: MS.MONICA BROWN <contato@vilma.com.br> CONTACT THE ATTORNEY FOR THE CLAIM OF YOUR COMPENSATION FUNDS ,TODAY

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cashier's check" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
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.
- barr.peterclerk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MS.MONICA BROWN <contato@vilma.com.br>
Reply-To: <sgt.monicabrownnna@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2020 17:30:11 -0700
Subject: CONTACT THE ATTORNEY FOR THE CLAIM OF YOUR COMPENSATION FUNDS ,TODAY

My Dear

Compliment of the season to you! Hope all is well with and you and your familyre safe in this pandemic time? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. I heard that you rejected my first funds offer from my ex-attorney which was really bad for my hearing.
I am using this opportunity to thank you for your great effort to my unfinished transfer of funds into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you.

Thank God I have successfully Transferred the funds into my attorney's account. Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness' you showed at the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of ($1,000,000.00 USD) ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS.

Though I am not oblivious of the fact that you did your best in the context, Although, it seems that element of doubt crept in, you were not to be blame, as there were too many circumstance that would reflect such Skepticism to any reasonable being at that time.

I have authorized a lawyer who is now also my legal adviser to issue you an International certified cashier's bank check. Please I want you to contact the attorney for the claim of your cashier's bank check funds on his possession today.

The name and contact address of my new lawyer are as follows.

PETER CLERK CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATES
CONTACT PERSON: BARR.PETER CLERK (ESQ).
E-MAIL ADDRESS: barr.peterclerk@gmail.com

At the moment, I'm still in the U.S Landstuhl Military Hospital in Germany where I am undergoing my final treatment before I will be discharged. I want you to contact him with your current address and phone number without delay. Please keep me informed as soon as you claim your certified cashier's check from the attorney immediately without delay.

God bless you.
Your Friend,
Sgt. Monica Brown.

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