419 scam: "BARRISTER NOBERT BRUNO"<nobertbruno@gmail.com> NEXT OF KIN

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- nobertbruno1969@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- me otherwise reply via my private email address:(nobertbruno1969@hotmail.com or nobertbruno1969@yahoo.com ) for security reasons. (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER NOBERT BRUNO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nobertbruno1969@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:09:40 -0700
Subject: NEXT OF KIN

Dear Sir,

Before I proceed, I must first apologize for this unsolicited letter to you.
I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approach to establish a relationship of trust, but you will realize the need for my action.

My name is Barrister Nobert Bruno a Solicitor living in Spain ,actually,I got your contact information through the International Public Record `WHO IS WHO` while searching for a last name similar to my Late client Mr Millard Johnson, an expatriate /oil contractor who worked in Spain for many years, he died April, 2007 as a result of heart failure.

Three months before his death, on my advice as his lawyer he deposited the sum of €12.500,000.00 (Twelve Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros )in a fixed deposit account with a Bank here in Spain .

As his lawyer,the bank have mandated me to present any family heir/inheritor for claims before the deposit gets confisicated as none claimed deposit by the bank ,so I decided to search for any of my late client's relative which has been very difficult for me as he did not declare any other person, address, partner or relatives in the official paper works that is with me .

Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that i will like to present you as the next of kin to Mr Millard Johnson so that the above funds will be released to you since i can not get any of his family members or relatives to come and make the above claims.

With my position as his lawyer and having all the required documents in my position, I will now place your name as the next of kin to my late client.

I will prepare every relevant documents that will assist your claims and i will also back you up before the bank as the bank officials knows me very well as the lawyer to the late mr ,Millard Johnson, Note that there is no
atom of risk in connection to this transaction as I have worked out all modalities to complete the transaction successfully beside as his lawyer,I have the documents /licence to protect and back you up for this claims .

But before we can start making claims, we have to discuss what percentage you have to take for your involvement at the end of the transaction.

As soon as I hear from you and conclude with you on the above issue of sharing the funds,I will first give you all the detailled informations of this deposit ,ie the deposit certificate/deposit code, the name and address of where the deposit is made for you to contact the bank , i will also send to you the text of the application letter for claims that you
will send to the bank.

I will also give you every required informations that you will need to make the claims since i have all the paper works regarding the deposit of Mr, Millard Johnson .

If this proposal does offend your moral values please pardon me otherwise reply via my private email address:(nobertbruno1969@hotmail.com Or nobertbruno1969@yahoo.com ) for security reasons.

Waiting for your urgent response soon.

Best Regards
Barrister Nobert Bruno (Esq )

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