419 scam: "David Moore (ESQ)." <davidmore@lawfirm.com> Compliment of the season

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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.
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: "David Moore (ESQ)." <davidmore@lawfirm.com>
Reply-To: moorelawfirm21@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 15:42:35 -0200
Subject: Compliment of the season

Compliment of the season,

My name is Dr. David Moore; we are solicitors to the great Atlanta
Physician and Philanthropists Mr. George Brumley.

I wish to notify you that he made you one of the beneficiaries of his
estate. He left the sum of Five Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars to
you.

See Link: http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

He must have been in contact with you in the past or you were nominated to
him in his vision to expand his Charity work, and he instructed that you
are to use part of the funds to promote his legacy through activities that
aim to help the old, poor, needy and disabled in the society.

Please reply with:

1. Your Full names.
2. Valid Contact address.
3. Contact Telephone and fax numbers.

Regards,

David Moore (ESQ).
14 York Road, Ilford Essex,
IG1 3AD London, England.

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