419 scam: lordandraoul5@mynet.com Looking forward to hearing from you

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "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)
- "chambers" (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.
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.
- lordandraoul2014@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lordandraoul5@mynet.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 18:09:53 +0300
Subject: Looking forward to hearing from you

Dear,Good day,I know you would be very surprised to read from someone relatively unknown to you before.I must apologize for sending you this unsolicited message but the Circumstances warrant that I do so.Please take your time to read and understand it all,I will start by introducing myself to you, I am Mr.George Raoul, a citizen of the Republic of Togo.I am a lawyer by profession.I am making this contact onbehalf of one Mrs.Joyce Abi-Shetan,the widow of Late Mr.Rezek Abi-Shetan (A Benin based Lebanese Business Marchant).Mrs.Joyce is suffering from long time cancer of the breast and her condition is really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that she has a limited time to live according to her doctor because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage.She confided in me with this project,requesting that I should source for a reliable and capable foreigner who she can entrust her only daughter to his/her custody.There is a fund valued at ten million United States
dollars($10.000.000.00) which her late husband deposited with a finance Security Company here few years before his death which she is the beneficiary,according to her the fund was deposited in a vault consignment described as FAMILY TREASURES,meaning that he did not disclose the actual contents of the consignment to the Security Company because of security reasons.So now,Mrs.Joyce needs a reliable foreigner that will take her daughter and also claim this family treasures from the Security Company so that her daughter will have a better life/education.This is in a condition that 10% of the fund will be for you,50% will be relodged in your country in her daughter's name so that she can have access to it when she is of age because she in now very tender to manage funds.Then 40% will be for charity works for the less-priviledged as it is the utmost desire of Mrs Joyce.If this condition is suitable for you,reply immediately to my private email(lordandraoul2014@yahoo.com) with your full
contact infomations for me to link you to Mrs.Joyce for the way forward.Awaiting your timely response.Sincerely,Mr.George Raoul Esq.Raoul ChambersMember:National Legal Advisory Council [NLAC].Office:Flat 2,1nd Floor,04 BP:0100 Lome-Togo

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