419 scam: Lawyer Sylvester Thompson <contact69@GH226.onmicrosoft.com> Hello

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- sylvesterthompson203@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Lawyer Sylvester Thompson <contact69@GH226.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <sylvesterthompson203@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 02:11:30 -0700
Subject: Hello

Hello,

I urgently need your attention ,i sent you an earlier email but no response from you,I am contacting based on my late client ,who share the same surname with you,he died leaving the sum of $US10.5MIllion with a bank here,the said bank has issue me the final warning to present his next of kin or they confiscate the fund,since i could not find any of his relative,i wish to present you as the next of kin since you have the same last name with him.

After your reply I shall give you the details and procedures of the transaction, waiting for your reply. Please reply to my private email address: (sylvesterthompson203@gmail.com)

Lawyer Sylvester Thompson (Esq)

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