419 scam: "Mr. Arab Mohammed" <arabchambers@yahoo.co.uk> Contact me at once to indicate your interest!!!

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "barrister" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2348050557431 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- esqarabchambers@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Arab Mohammed" <arabchambers@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: mohammed.esqchambers@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 01:22:49 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Contact me at once to indicate your interest!!!

>From The desk of
Barrister Arab And
Mohammed Associates
Tel:234-8050557431
Address:#56 Governor Avenue
western Road Apapa
Lagos - Nigeria.

Dear Sir,

How are you today? And how are your family? Hope you
are all doing fine?, if so glory be to God.

I am MR ARAB MOHAMMED Senior Advocate Of Nigeria
(SAN), an attorney at law based here in Lagos
Nigeria, A deceased client of mine, by name MR
WILLIAM J. BROWN and who here in after shall be
referred to as my client, died as the result of a
heart-related illness but before his death ,his
entire family was involved in the last bomb explosion
in Ikeja Lagos part of Nigeria, so this means that
after the death of his children and wife when he
returned from a business trip and was told about the
bomb incident, he went straight into sickness and
developed a heart related illness until he finally
died at the Saint Nicolas Hospital here in Lagos
Nigeria.

I am contacting you to assist in transferring the
money left behind by my client before it is
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the SECURITY
COMPANY where this deposit valued at $38,000,000.00
million dollars was lodged. This SECURITY COMPANY has
issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the
account will be confiscated.

I have tried all my possible best to locate any of my
late client extended family or relation in your
country through your embassy here in Nigeria, but all
my efforts was abortive since the embassy was not
able to provide valuable informations to this, again
i received another letter from the security company
which states that i should present to them the next
of kin of my late client , so that they can pay the
$38,000, 000.00 million to him as the beneficiary of
the funds or the money will be converted into their
company treasury and will be regarded as unclaimed
bills ,which after then the funds can not be paid to
any body and they also make this clear to me in the
letter.

The reason i am contacting you is that i want us to
do this business together , i will guarantee your
security since i am also a lawyer and i want to also
assure you that this transaction will not take more
than seven working days and so it is possible for you
to use your own share to finance your present
business over there in your country.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to
present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my
named client, since MY CLIENT DIED WITHOUT ANY NEXT
OF KIN OR CHILDREN, so that the proceeds of this
account can be paid to you AS THE NEXT OF KIN . Then
we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon
percentage. 50% TO YOU AND 50% TO ME AS PARTNERS.

All legal documents to back up your claim as my
client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require
is your honest co-operation to enable transfer of the
funds into your account over there in your country,
and understand that the late man is a foreigner and
since you are also a foreigner, the security company
will transfer to you the funds as the next of kin
,and then i will meet with you in your country to
take my share of 50% ,i will prepare the legal
backups , and understand that everything will be done
legally and as soon as the whole funds are
transferred to your account in your country, I will
fly in to meet with you for sharing which i have
indicated to you already in this proposal that we
will share the money 50% to you and 50% to me.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law of
my country or your country and understand that this
transaction will not take your time ,will be complete
in estimated time of 7 working days upon your
acceptance and co-operation with this proposal.

My late client was not a Nigerian and in this a
Nigerian cannot stand as his next of kin this is the
reason i am contacting you since you are also not a
Nigerian it will be acceptable by the security
company to pay to your account the funds as
beneficiary and next of kin to my late client.

If this business proposition offends your moral
values, do accept my apology, but i must indicate
that this transaction has nothing to do with crime or
risk ,it is completely risk free , do not be afraid
..

Please contact me at once to indicate your interest.

My private email Address.... esqarabchambers@gmail.com

Best regards,

Barrister Arab Mohammed

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