419 scam: Gilbert Anderson <gilbertanderson2009@gmail.com> URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- +447011138474 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Gilbert Anderson <gilbertanderson2009@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gilbertanderson2010@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:11:27 +0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

Gilbert Anderson Chambers
Booths Hall, Booths Park
Chelford Road,
Knutsford, WA16 8QZ
United Kingdom
+447011138474

Good day Dear Partner,

Firstly,I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail
instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail. This is due to the urgency and
importance of the information. This project is based on Trust,
confidentiality and sincerity of purpose in order to have an acceptable
meeting of the minds. I am fifty two (52) years old established lawyer. My
name is Mr.Gilbert Anderson, a legal personal attorney to an expatriate and
a consultant with a France oil company, NOCOZOIL (Now deceased) He died in
the Tsunami disaster on 26th December 2004 while on vacation in Thailand.

Since the death of my client in Oct, 2000, I have written several letters to
the Embassy with an intention to locate any of her family members whom
shall be claimants/beneficiaries of her 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 bank in which my client deposited the sum of 4.8
million U.S.D.(Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives, I decided
to contact you for a deal so that we can work together as a team to remit
the money to your account as my client next of kin since I do not want to
seat and watch my client hard earned entittlement to go astray,i would like
to assure you that I am proposing this project to you with the best of
intensions. I find this possible for the fuller reasons that I have in my
possession all necessary proof that gives you the right to the claim and
which I am willing to release to you for this claim making it a lot easier
for you to put up a claim in that capacity.

I propose that 65% of the net sum will accrue to you at the conclusion of
this deal in so far as I do not incure further expenses.Therefore,to
facilitate the immediate transfer of this fund, you need, first to contact
me via 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 you on how
to put up an application to the bank. HOWEVER,you will have to assent to an
express agreement which I will forward to you in order to bind us in this
transaction.

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
100% risk-free and that you should not entertain any fear as the required
arrangements have been made for the completion of this transfer. Like I have
implied, I require only a solemn confidentiality on this.

I will send to you in due course a copy of my international passport so that
you can have knowledge of whom you are doing business with and also my phone
number.
Looking forward to your reply.

Regards
Barr.Gilbert Anderson

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