419 scam: "Charles Lawson"<charles.lawson.@live.fr> Please Your Urgent Reply Is Needed

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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:
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "charles.lawson18@live.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Charles Lawson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <charles.lawson18@live.fr>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:34:52 +0100
Subject: Please Your Urgent Reply Is Needed

GOOD MORNING

IS A PLEASURE TO CONTACT YOU, THIS IS NOT A SPAM MAIL

PLEASE; I AM CHARLES LAWSON, 18 YEARS OLD, I WAS TROUBLE WITH THE NEED TO GET A TRUST WORTHY AND RELIABLE PERSON TO ENTRUST MY FUTURE EARN TO, BEFORE I CAME ACROSS YOUR PROFILE.

ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT MEET WITH YOU BEFORE BUT I BELIEVE, ONE HAS TO RISK CONFIDING IN SOMEONE TO SUCCEED SOMETIMES IN LIFE.

I AM CONTACTING YOU DUE TO THE PRESSURE MY WICKED UNCLE IS PUTTING ON ME REGARDING THE MONEY MY LATE PARENTS LEFT FOR ME IN THE BANK.

AFTER MY WICKED UNCLE HAS SOLD ALL MY LATE FATHERS PROPERTY AND HE IS STILL TRYING TO KILL ME JUST TO CLAIM THIS MONEY, ($2.500.000.USD) WHICH MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED IN A BANK BEFORE HE DEAD.

I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME CLAIM AND RECEIVE THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT OR ANY SECURE ACCOUNT AS MY LATE FATHER BENEFICIARY, SO THAT I WILL LEAVE THIS COUNTRY TO MEET YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY.

I WILL BE PLEASED TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE MONEY WHILE YOU WILL HELP ME INVEST THE REST AMOUNT IN ANY LUCRETIVE BUSINESS SINCE I DONYT HAVE ANY KNOLAGDE ABOUNT INVESTMENT.

I WAIT FOR YOUR SOONEST RESPONSE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
REPLY TO MY DIRECT EMAIL charles.lawson18@live.fr

RESPECTFULLY YOURS.

CHARLES LAWSON

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