419 scam: "BEN ONUORA (ESQ.)"<onuoraben@yahoo.com> RE: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST...IVERY( YOUR CHEQUE IS REAPŒë¸"

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347026383046 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "BEN ONUORA (ESQ.)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hewittpowel.bar@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:44:38 +0100
Subject: RE: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST...

BEN ONUORA (ESQ.)
PRINCIPAL PARTNER
BENON CHAMBERS
BEN ONUORA & COMPANY (BENON CHAMBERS)
BOOKSHOP HOUSE, 6TH FLOOR, 50-52 BROAD STREET
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS. NIGERIA

Dear Sir/Madam,

RE: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the Estate of Late Belmar Park, I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter to you returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address on the WILL.

I wish to notify you that Late Belmar Park made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Four million five hundred and Twenty thousand United States Dollars (USD 4,520.000.00) to you in the codicil and last testament to his WILL. This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true. Being a widely traveled man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or possibly you were simply recommended to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you good.

Late Belmar Park, until his death was a member of the Institute for Philanthropy as well other Recognized Organizations and associations worldwide. He had a very good heart and was a true philanthropist. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time. Late Belmar Park died as a result of a Bellview Airlines Flight 210 which crash landed almost immediately after take off on Saturday 22nd October, 2005, full details on :

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/nigeria.plane/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4368516.stm

His WILL is now ready for execution. According to him this money is to support humanitarian activities and to help the poor and the needy in your society.

Please if I succeed in reaching you this time around as I am hoping, kindly endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no distant time either by mail or through my Direct Telephone Number +234-702-638-3046.

Sincerely yours,

BEN ONUORA (ESQ.)

PRINCIPAL PARTNER
BENON CHAMBERS
BEN ONUORA & COMPANY (BENON CHAMBERS)
BOOKSHOP HOUSE, 6TH FLOOR, 50-52 BROAD STREET
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS. NIGERIA
DIRECT TEL: +234-702-638-3046
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