419 scam: Mr Charles Wilson <charlesw205@bigoon.com> Thanks for your past effort,

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Charles Wilson <charlesw205@bigoon.com>
Reply-To: charlesw205@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:13:40 +0100
Subject: Thanks for your past effort,

--
Hello,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Japan . Presently I'm in
Japan
for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. mean while,i
didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring
those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my lawyer who happens to work in the Clydesdale Bank Also,
Barrister Mrs Amal Al Bayari is her name, Contact her via the same email
address of the Bank (info@clydesdale-offshore.co.uk ) ask the Bank to
permit you to speak with her, Or ask them to give you her direct email
Contact,I have instructed her to send you the Quench which i write on
your
name and kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and
attempts
to assist me in this matter. I appreciated all your efforts at that time
very much. so feel free and get in touched with my Lawyer and instruct
her
where to send the Cheque to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the
joy after all the suffering at that time. at the moment, I'm very busy
here
because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are
having
at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my Lawyer
on
your behalf to receive that Draft money, she will send the Quench to
you
without any delay.

Mr Charles Wilson.

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