419 scam: "Barrister Dan Agbor"<mail@lucasgroves.com> PLEASE AWAITING YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.

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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)
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "million 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)
- "% will be for you" (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)
- "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.
- barragbordanesq@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Dan Agbor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <danagboresq@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 10:31:02 -0600
Subject: PLEASE AWAITING YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.

Dear friend,

It is my pleasure to write this mail basically to seek your consent on transaction which involves the transfer of US$25 Million to you.This is by virtue of it's nature as being confidential am assuring you that all will be well at the end of this profitable transaction. I am Barrister Dan Agbor, a legal practitioner and the personal Attorney to Mr. Frederick M. Wong who died in an air crash along With his wife Mrs. Lilla C. Wong on his business trip to North America with other passengers on board (May their gentle soul rest in perfect peace in the name of Almighty God Amen).I strongly believe that my client has no living kin to inherit all his properties,but I went ahead and made several research to your embassy in other to locate any of my clients extended relatives but all my effort proved unsuccessfully.

I did all that to be very sure of the fact.I have to contact you as a reliable and reputable someone to assist in repatriations the money and property left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge amount of money were lodged valued at US$25 Million.The bank have officially notified me that the account (fund) will be confiscated after Six years if not claimed by any living next of kin and we have just about few months now.Moreover,I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for Five and half years now. I seek your consent to present you as the real next of kin to my late client so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$25 Million Dollars can be paid into your nominated bank account.You and I will share the money in this ratio, 45% will be for you and 45% for me while the remaining 10% will be use for any expenses both parties might go through during the process of this fund transfer.

However,I promise to assist you to secure the legal documents that will serve as an instrumental evidence of prove to back up this fund transfer. All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us to see that this deal come to successful end. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any branch of the law when the fund is finally transfer to you.

Please gets in touch with me on this my private email address (barragbordanesq@gmail.com) with your personal data below;

1). Full Names:.............
2). Contact Address:............
3). Age, Sex & Marital Status:........
4). Telephone & Fax Number:...........
5). Occupation:..............

Awaiting for the above information to enable us proceed further.

With regards,
Barrister Dan Agbor.

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