419 scam: "\"From Attorney Alfred Morris & Lowry Chambers" <drjohnpiston@gmail.com> FUND CLAIM FROM: Late Mrs. Mary Abdul Anderson

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "terrorist clearance certificate" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
- "barr." (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447087664004 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "\"From Attorney Alfred Morris & Lowry Chambers" <drjohnpiston@gmail.com>
Reply-To: attorneyafredmorris@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 20:18:54 +0100
Subject: FUND CLAIM FROM: Late Mrs. Mary Abdul Anderson

Hello Dear,

Greetings to you and How is your family, I hope that everything goes
well i have received a writing will from Late Mrs. Mary Abdul Anderson
with your name as the person she told me that will be receiving her funds
valued $4.6 Million as her next of kin,Her mission was to use the fund to
help the poor, homeless and Widows,that was her ambition and my personal dream
before her death after her battle with cancer.

As contained in her will the fund was her late husband deposited US$4.6M
in one of his private account in London and she would like you to use (70%)
of the money to assist the needy, window, the poor and the less privileges
ones in your country through charity organizations when you receive the money,
while you take (30%) of the money as compensation for your great assistance to
her in this generous task.

I want you to know that i will be using my position as an attorney to
the Abdul Anderson's family to secure the legal back up documents
which will be required for the release of the funds to you via bank
wire transfer.

I will forwarded all your information's to the authorities concern for
the procurement of the documents and i will be sending it to you as
soon as i have it obtained from the appropriate authorities here in
London U.K .

I will be sending the required charges to them for the issuance of the
documents today or Tomorrow and will keep you informed as well.

Kindly bear with me and respond immediately you received this message
as i will notified the paying bank that i will be going to court
today and Tomorrow to get in your name some of the documents stated
below:

CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE
MONEY LAUNDERING CLEARANCE
PROOF OF OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE
FUND ORIGIN CERTIFICATE
ANTI-TERRORIST CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE

I will use my position as a lawyer to get number 1,3 and 4 of the
above documents and the rest will be issuing by the authorities in
London - UK

Kindly reply back to confirm receipt of this massage your info
particulars received will be used for the procurement of the above
stated legal back up documents.

I wait for your response

Faithfully,
Barr. Alfred Morris.
Tell: +447087664004

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