419 scam: "BARRISTER DONKA TEE ESQ" <web1941111@att.net> THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT.

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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:
- "million united states 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.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- donkateeesq@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER DONKA TEE ESQ" <web1941111@att.net>
Reply-To: <donkateeesq@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:24:18 -0800
Subject: THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT.

HELLO FRIEND,

I AM BARRISTER DONKA TEE ESQ, A SOLICITOR AT LAW, PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO LATE ENGR. MORGAN, A NATIONALITY OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO WAS FORMER CEO OF TEXACO OIL COMPANY HERE IN REPUBLIC OF GHANA, I FEEL QUITE SAFE DEALING WITH YOU HAVING GONE THROUGH YOUR REMARKABLE PROFILE ON THE INTERNET. I REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE TO EXECUTE AN URGENT LEGAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL OPEN DOORS FOR UNIMAGINABLE FINANCIAL REWARD FOR BOTH OF US. THIS DEAL IS 100%LEGITIMATE CONSIDERING MY POSITION AS A LAWYER HERE IN THIS COUNTRY.

IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME IN EXECUTING THIS TRANSACTION INVOLVING A HUGE AMOUNT OF CASH $10MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS, QUICKLY GET BACK TO ME IN COMPLETE CONFIDENCE FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION/FULL DETAILS OF PROCEEDING.

FORWARD ME THE BELLOW INFORMATION AS FOLLOWS:

1, YOUR FULL NAMES

2, YOUR OCCUPATION/POSITION

3, YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND MOBILE NUMBER,

4, YOUR ADDRESS.

5, YOUR AGE.

6, YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ID IF ANY.

I AWAIT YOUR REPLY.

SINCERELY,

BARRISTER DONKA TEE ESQ
Email: donkateeesq@yahoo.com

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