419 scam: "KELLY & CO SOLICITORS"<ginamiraye4@gmail.com> DID YOU GET MY MAIL?

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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:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "KELLY & CO SOLICITORS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ginamiraye8@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 09:00:58 -0800
Subject: DID YOU GET MY MAIL?

I AM BARR.PATRICK KELLY, SENIOR PARTNER KELLY & CO. SOLICITORS DULWICH GALLERY OF GALLERY ROAD, DULWICH VILLAGE, LONDON SE21 7AD LONDON UK THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO THE LATE MR.JOHN AN AMERICAN NATIONAL.

MR JOHN WAS A CONTRACTOR WITH AN OIL COMPANY HERE IN UK TILL 2006. UNFORTUNATELY MR.JOHN WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT HERE IN BIRMINGHAM UK WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN AND HAS SINCE BEEN BURIED GRACEFULLY.

HOWEVER,THE REASON I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU IS TO PRESENT YOU AS A FAMILY MEMBER TO MR.JOHN SINCE I COULD NOT LOCATE ANYONE RELATED TO HIM WITH ALL MY EFFORT.THE PURPOSE FOR THAT IS TO ENABLE US WORK TOGETHER TO CLAIM THE FUND DEPOSITED BY MY DECEASED CLIENT IN A SECURITY COMPANY,THE FUNDS ARE AS AT NOW UNDER THE RISK OF BEING DECLARED UNCLAIMED SOON, AS IT HAS BEEN IN THE CUSTODY OF THE SEURITY COMPANY FOR 3 YEARS NOW WITHOUT PROPER CLAIM.

THE FUND IN QUESTION IS IN BRITISH POUNDS TWO MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY THOUSAND POUNDS WHILE THE DEPOSIT REFERENCEIS: VFSH/LUK/002/99. DEPOSIT NO: 256343

IF THIS E-MAIL IS OKAY BY YOU, DO GET BACK TO ME ASAP,TO ENABLE ME DISCLOSE FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION AS WELL AS DISCUSS THE MODALITIES FOR ITS EXECUTION WHICH IS UNDER SEVEN WORKING DAYS.

LEST I FORGET,I WILL BE OFFERING YOU 40% OF THE TOTAL FUND FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS VENTURE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO READ FROM YOU.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

PATRICK KELLY
SENIOR PARTNER
KELLY & CO SOLICITORS
DULWICH GALLERY
GALLERY ROAD, DULWICH VILLAGE,
LONDON SE21 7AD
RC:122132
WWW.DULWICHPICTUREGALLERY.ORG.UK

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