419 scam: "Jonathan Faulknerwever" <attnfaulknerwever@lawyer.com> Confidential Proposal

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447041980131 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- attfaulkner@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jonathan Faulknerwever" <attnfaulknerwever@lawyer.com>
Reply-To: <attfaulkner@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 05:04:57 +0200
Subject: Confidential Proposal

Jonathan Faulknerwever and Co
125 High Holborn,
London Gt. London,
England, WC1V 6QA,
United Kingdom.
Email: attfaulkner@gmail.com
http://www.solicitors-england.co.uk/property_solicitors.htm
Phone/Fax: +447041980131

Dear Friend,

This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it should be treated as such. I am Jonathan Faulknerwever,a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney/sole executor to the late great Atlanta Physician and Philanthropists Mr.G.Brumley.

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true. Late Mr. Brumley and all his family were among the victims that died in a charter plane crash on Mount Kenya. The flight crashed into the snow-capped, 16,355-foot Lenana Peak on Mount Kenya destroying the entire plane and killing passengers on board. Late George Brumley died on the month of July 21 2003 at the age of 68. You can see details of his death in the CNN link

below:http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

Since the death of my client in July 21 2003, I have written several letters to the embassy with intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned personal estate and all such efforts have been to no avail.

More so, I have received official letters in the last few weeks suggesting a likely proceeding for confiscation of his abandoned personal assets in line with existing laws by the financial institution in which my client deposited the sum of US$10,500, 000.00.

On this note I decided to search for a credible person, I was urged to contact you, that I may, with your consent, present you to the "trustee" financial institution as my late client's surviving family member so as to enable you put up a claim to the financial institution in that capacity as a next of kin of my client.

I find this possible for the fuller reasons that I have relevant documents to backup our claim and also the financial institution knowing me as the attorney to late Mr. G. Brumley. Will accept anybody i present as the beneficiary to my late client under my recommendation. I propose that 50% of the net sum will accrue to you at the conclusion of this deal in so far as I do not incur further expenses.

Therefore, to facilitate the immediate re profiling of this fund, you need, first to contact me via this email signifying your interest and as soon as I obtain your confidence, I will immediately appraise you with the complete details as well as fax you the documents, with which you are to proceed and I shall direct on how to put up an application to the bank.

Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send you by fax or E-mail the next step to take. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this proposal is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been made for the completion of this transfer.

Like I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality on this. Please let me have your opinion as soon as possible and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further on this transaction Give me a call at your earliest convenience.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Faulknerwever (Partner)

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