419 scam: "Francis Eneh esq"<enefrancis46765@att.net> About my late client estate

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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 us 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Francis Eneh esq" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <freneh200@w.cn>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 10:25:42 +0700
Subject: About my late client estate

Sir/Madam,

I hope this will afford us the opportunity to establish good relationship.

I am Francis Eneh Esq. ,attorney at law.

My deceased client from your region who died intestate has 4.5 million US Dollars in his bank account.I have contacted you after my several efforts to locate any of the his relation without success.It does not matter whether you are related by blood or not.The documents to back up the claim as my late client next of kin will be provided by mea d made available to you and the bank.

I am sincerely seeking your assistance to facilitate the claim and payment of the money in your favor.I will give you more information on what I will require from you and what we shall do to achieve the claim and payment to you.

This is an opportunity and I desire your cooperation, trust and honesty.

Email to me your full names and telephone number, I want to call you to speak further with you on this matter.

In my efforts to contact you , I got your email address. I hope with this correspondence, we can establish good relationship as we agree to begin the claim in earnest and to meet each other soon.

Thank you once again as I hope to hear from you .

Yours sincerely,

Francis Eneh Esq.

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