419 scam: "Barr. Edward Clinton"<ec@lawoffice.com> Contact Mr. Edward Clinton

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Edward Clinton" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bar.edwardclinton@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 07:49:34 -0700
Subject: Contact Mr. Edward Clinton

On,Saturday, 1st Septembert 2018

Address: No 127, Airport Road Ikeja,Lagos State

Nigeria.

Your Attention

Please This is very serious and urgent message, From Barrister, Edward Clinton , Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria,International Corporate & Business Law Firm.

I have a client Citizen of your country,who work with Nigeria Government Oil export, who died in heart attack, and He left a Sum Amount of(USD$25,000,000,00)

Twenty-Five Million United State Dollars in a Foreign Account under my Law Firm,he bears the same surname with you.

Please i will like to ask for your assistance to resolve and transfer this total sum amount deposited by my client.

Now my questions are:-

1. Can you handle this project?.... (2.) Can I trust you to the end

of this transaction so that both of us will share as we agreed on 60%

/40% ?......

If you think you are capable to handle this project urgently get back to me with your full contact address information's. But if you are not

interested do not bother to respond. Please treat this information as confidential.

Thanks Best Regards,

Barr. Edward Clinton

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