419 scam: "Charlotte Miller QC"<charlotemiller102@gmail.com> READ MY PROPOSAL AND GET BACK TO ME(URGENT)

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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:
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- charlottemiller@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Charlotte Miller QC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chalottemiller100@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 08:28:10 -0400
Subject: READ MY PROPOSAL AND GET BACK TO ME(URGENT)

Miller Evans & Co 1st Floor, 19 Pepper St, London E15 9RP, London, England, UK Good Day: This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it be treated as such. I must solicit your Confidentiality and assure you that I am contacting you in good faith and this proposal will be of mutual benefit. I am Charlotte Miller QC, a solicitor at law. I have a business proposal for you kindly contact me by my alternative email so that we can discus more on the business : (CharlotteMiller@consultant.com) We await your urgent response. Regards. Charlotte Miller QC Tel: 44 161 884 1079 Fax: 44 161 899 1067 CharlotteMiller@consultant.com DX 42654 Isle of Dogs VAT no 701 354 575 SRA no 598799

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