419 scam: Sir David Edward QC <delivery@yousendit.com> NEXT OF KIN (READ DETAILS AND RESPOND)

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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:
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
- "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.
- +447700093204
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.
- blackstoneglob26@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- blackstoneglob26@hotmail.co.uk has sent you the following via yousendit attention, this email is directed to you and i request that it be (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Sir David Edward QC <delivery@yousendit.com>
Reply-To: blackstoneglob26@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 09:48:11 -0700
Subject: NEXT OF KIN (READ DETAILS AND RESPOND)

blackstoneglob26@hotmail.co.uk has sent you the following via YouSendIt

Attention,

This email is directed to you and I request that it be treated as such. I must solicit your Confidentiality and assure you that I am contacting you in good faith and this proposal will be of mutual benefit. I am Sir David Edward, a solicitor at law. I was the personal attorney/sole executor to the late Mr. Mark who worked with Chevron Oil Company here in the United Kingdom, he died in a car crash with his immediate family in East London on the 5th of November 2008.

My late client was a formal Sub-Comptroller at Chevron Oil Company and had Left behind a deposit of Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling only (Â£4.8 million) in a Bank here in United Kingdom. After the death of my client, the finance company contacted me, as his attorney to provide his Next of kin who should inherit his fortune, this according to them is their policy in sure circumstances.

I have written several letters to the embassy with intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his unclaimed money deposited with the Bank and personal estate, all such efforts have been to no avail. I informed the Bank about my fruitless effort in locating my late client close relative or his next of kin.

Recently, the Board of Directors of the Bank adopted a resolution and I was contacted, as his attorney to provide his Next of kin who should inherit his fortune. I am mandated to provide his next of kin to this money within the next 15 official working days or forfeit this money as abandoned funds. The Institution has planned to invoke the abandoned property decree to confiscate this fund after the expiration of the period given me.

Well, I have decided to search for a credible person that bear a similar last name, and from the same nationality. I am urge to contact you, that I may with your consent, present you as the "Trustee" to my late client's family members as to enable you put up a claim to the bank in that capacity as a next of kin of my late client. This is legally possible and would be done in accordance with the laws of England.

I have all vital documents that would confer you the legal right to make this claim, I will make them available to you so that the money valued at Â£4.8 million can be paid to you before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge amount is lodged. I do sincerely sympathize the death of my client and I think it is unprofitable for his funds to be submitted to the government of this country.

I know there might be other persons out there with the same surname as my last client, but after a little check my instinct tells me to contact you, I shall assemble all the necessary documents that will be used to back up your claim.

My aim is to retrieve this fund and let it be claim by the deceased family Lineage. For this, I seek your consent. Once the money is paid to you, and then both of us can share it, 60% to you and 35% to me then 5% for expense we might incur in the proceeding.

I require a solemn confidentiality on this. Do send me your direct phone number to my personal email address: DAVID.EDWARDQC111@YAHOO.CO.UK so I can call you for further step on this. My contact number is +44-770-009-3204.

Regards
Sir David Edward
Blackstone Chambers
Blackstone House
EC4Y 9BW
LDE 281 (London/Chancery Ln)
Phone: +44-770-009-3204.

N.B
When calling, you dial your country calling code which I think is 011+my number (+44-770-009-3204). That is (011-44-770-009-3204). You can also confirm the code from your service provider.
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