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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:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Howard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mauricehowardesq@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:29:35 +0100
Subject: Response Needed!!

Dear Partner,

This is an urgent issue which may get your attention to know, The Thai Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Thaksin Shinawatra on terrorism charges for allegedly
involving in the red protests in Bangkok that left 88 people dead and 2,000 injured. I am writing to kindly urge you to cooperate with my client as he urgently needs your
assistance to move and or transfer part of his fund to and under your custody for safe keeping or further investment.

View More Of The Story Here by copying the link into your browser:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/2619025/Thaksin-Shinawatra-
Prosecutors-apply-to-seize-millions.html

Prosecutors in Thailand have asked a court permanently to seize £1.2bn in assets belonging to the former prime minister and Manchester City F.C owner Thaksin Shinawatra.
The International Humanitarian Law specifically prohibits "measures of terrorism" and "acts of terrorism".

He instructed me as his British counsel to carry out this investment/safe keeping plan which involve Millions of pounds under your custody from some of his offshore private
deposits and investments,before the Thai Government investigate and if they notice it, it will be frozened.

For further details about this transaction between you and my client thereon, do please send your response to the information below.

Thanks for your co-operation on this matter!

Yours Sincerely,

Barr. Maurice Howard
Ince & Co. International Law Firm
1 St Katharine's Way, London
E1W 1AY United Kingdom

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