419 scam: "Barrister Awoonor Ekow"<john_paul111@att.net> ATTENTION FROM BARRISTER AWOONOR EKOW

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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:
- "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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "info@awoonorlaw-consultancy.tk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Awoonor Ekow" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <awoonorlegalchambers@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 03:13:55 -1200
Subject: ATTENTION FROM BARRISTER AWOONOR EKOW

Barrister Awoonor Ekow
Attorney at Law & Notary Public
Accra-Ghana
Email:info@awoonorlaw-consultancy.tk
+233-249-510-316

REF: MONEY TRANSFER.

It is my pleasure to seek for your business assistance, and I want you to consider it very important. This is an opportunity I would want us utilize very well. I am Barrister Awoonor Ekow, the pricipal of Awoonor Law Consultancy and also the legal attorney of Dr Salim Chidiac, a Lebanese. He was a Seasoned.Contractor with Ghana Cement Company in Ghana Republic,who unfortunately lost his life in a plane crash of Union Transport Africans Flight Boeing 727 in Benin republic in December 25, 2003.You will read more stories about the crash by visiting this

website:www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/

Before his death on the 25th December 2003, Dr. Salim Chidiac, has a fixed deposit account with Barclays Bank amounting to USD$17 Million Dollars.After his death, I have carried out various inquiries to locate any of his client and extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful because he died without having a next of kin named/written to his fund deposited in the bank.I hereby write in regards to this effect to have you stand as the rightful beneficiary (NEXT OF KIN) to Late Dr. Salim Chidiac so that the funds will be transferred into your foreign account before the Bank declares the total fund unserviceable or confiscate the funds Please you shall take 40% of the total funds immediately the funds reflect in your account and 60% shall be for me as the originator of this transaction.

I immensely request for your optimum honesty and co-operations. Endeavor to send your contact address,occupation and phone number for more details.

Yours sincerely,

Barrister Awoonor Ekow

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