419 scam: "Blair Michelle"<blairmichelle100@gmail.com> In regards to: Asset Bequest to You.

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- blairmichelle100@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Blair Michelle" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <blairmichelle100@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:34:46 +0100
Subject: In regards to: Asset Bequest to You.

In regards to: Asset Bequest to You.

My name is Blair Michelle and am a partner at Tenor Abogados & Asociados, a
Private legal Business & Tax Law Firm in Spain.Recently my firm
carried out a standard process financial review for the fourth quarter of the
year 2010.During the course of this exercise we came across our late client's file that bears an agreement form he signed with an Investment Company
placing a beneficiary with exactly the same name as yours in the next of kin column.
This file contains a certificate for a convertible bond Deposit he made with the
Investment Company here in ,Spain. This Bonded Investment has a surface value of
Five Million ,Three Hundred Thousand Euros,that has long matured for payment with its accrued interest.

Blair Michelle: But for his absence has not been paid by the Investment Company who have informed me that no one has come forward to make claims.

My late client who shares same surname with you died intestate.Since this is his personal Investment Plan ,the beneficiary with your exact name has
legally been nominated as the only successor in title over this investment.

We are contacting you to come forard and lay claims to the investment bonds held with the investment compnay.

Being the legal executor of this Financial Review and Auditing, I will see to
this legal wish of my late client and process to place you in a position that
will instruct the Investment firm to release the deposit to you as the
beneficiary of this Investment.

Owing to the fact that Inheritance information is highly
Blair Michelle: secured ,to avoid wrong claims
or third party interest. It is pertinent that we protect
this Asset and any information surrounding this claim till it gets to you
completely.Confidentiality is a must. So kindly avoid revealing the contents of this message to any third party .

Please reply to (blairmichelle100@aol.com) with your updated contact details, number and address .
I expect that you keep the contents of this mail private and respect the integrity of the information revealed to you herein.
Blair Michelle: Cordially,
Blair Michelle.
Chief Legal Officer
Tenor Abogados & Asociados
Business & Tax Law Firm ,Spain

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