419 scam: "GREG LAWRENCE & Co. Solicitors" <GLawrence@securemail.com> FROM: GREG LAWRENCE & Co. Solicitors.

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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:
- ",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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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.)
- "g.lawrence1@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.

Fraud email example:

From: "GREG LAWRENCE & Co. Solicitors" <GLawrence@securemail.com>
Reply-To: g.lawrence1@yahoo.cn
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 16:09:55 +0800
Subject: FROM: GREG LAWRENCE & Co. Solicitors.

FROM: Greg & Associates
Barrister Greg Lawrence Esq.,
(PRINCIPAL PARTNER)
GREG LAWRENCE & Co. Solicitors

FROM: GREG LAWRENCE & Co. Solicitors.

Attention:

We are London based solicitors working as representative solicitors to the
United Nations, delegated to Nigeria for the investigation and payment of all
scam victims and all unreleased payments. In the course of a recently
concluded 2010 investigations and subsequent arrests of suspected fraudsters
in African region, in collaboration with the present governments of Nigeria,
Ghana, Cote D'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and South Africa, the UN security
operatives have so far arrested and prosecuted over 300 government and banking
officials and arrest is still going on.

So far, the UN security operative has also recovered about $5.1 Billion from
both cash in accounts and properties and assets confiscated. It is from the
address books of the arrested officials that your email address was recovered.

Right now, the United Nations (UN) and their Africa Union (AU) counterpart is
paying a $3,000,000.00 compensation to those whose emails addresses and other
personal data are recovered and also paying full contract or inheritance and
wining amounts to those with provable information qualifying them as genuine
contractors and beneficiaries of funds in the affected countries.

Which Category do you fall? Have you lost money to scam? Or are you still in
communication with anyone? Are you a legitimate contractor and fund
beneficiary in any of the affected countries? Please respond to this e-mail
for your compensation payment to be released to you.

Please, indicate clearly as you get back to me for proper guidelines and
details on how to receive this compensation OR your full payment.

Send your full names, address, direct phone numbers, occupation and state your
claims:

Best regards,

Barrister Greg Lawrence Esq.,
FOR: Greg & Associates
(PRINCIPAL PARTNER)
GREG LAWRENCE & Co. Solicitors
g.lawrence1@yahoo.cn

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