419 scam: "Dr. Joseph T. Dawha"<info@boxoffcie.com> Reply as soon as possible

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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:
- "misslershane@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Joseph T. Dawha" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <misslershane@yandex.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 08:37:54 -0800
Subject: Reply as soon as possible

Dear partner.

I am Dr. Joseph T. Dawha a solicitor.

I am the personal attorney/sole executor to the late Mr. Mark Spencer, hereinafter referred to as 'my client’. The late Mr. Mark Spencer has worked as an independent oil magnate in my country and unfortunately he died in a car crash with his immediate family on the 5th of Nov 2002. Since the death of my client in Nov, 2002; I have written several letters to the embassy of your country with intent to locate any of his extended relatives to receive the sum of $5.5Million that my client has deposited with a local bank in my country. We are now in 2019, this means 17 years that I have not succeeded to locate any member of his family. I am about to go for retirement and I want to introduce you to the bank as the cousin of the late Mr. Mark Spencer and you will receive the payment. Please tell me how you want us to share that money. This project is risk free because nobody show up after 17 years and I am planning to fold up my law firm after you have received the pa yments; in addition you a

Dr. Joseph T. Dawha

Email: misslershane@yandex.com

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