419 scam: "John Springfield"<johnspringfeild4000@gmail.com> Re: reply to mail

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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:
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- john.springfield@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "John Springfield" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <john.springfield@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 22:53:47 -0000
Subject: Re: reply to mail

John Springfield.
14 Gray's Inn Square
London, WC1R 5JP
DX: LDE 399
t: 020 7242 0858

Attn: Sir/Madam,

I am John Springfield, a solicitor and personal lawyer to late Sheikh
Khalifa Algosaibi who was the Chairman of Khalifa .A. Algosaibi Holding Co
in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Sheikh Khalifa Algosaibi had been closely involved
in traditional family business of pearl diving in Bahrain and a well known
Philanthropist, before he died, made a Will with me ( My Chambers ) stating
that $14.2Million USD (only) should be donated to any Charity Home of my
choice overseas. I have therefore decided to make an electronic random draw
on emails and your e-mail address was picked. Can you assist me disburse
these funds accordingly? This implies that you will stand as the beneficiary
to this Will so that the funds could be processed and transferred to your
account from the Bank where this fund is presently domiciled.

I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank, because
they have issued a notice instructing me to produce the beneficiary of this
Will as soon as possible or else the funds will be credited to the
Government treasury. It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of my late
client. You are required to contact me immediately to start the process of
transferring this money to any of your designated account. I urge you to
contact me on the above phone number Or email me immediately on john.springfield@aol.com for further
details bearing in mind that the Bank has given me a date limit.

Please act fast and I hope we could work together as a team to execute this
transaction successfully. I shall educate you further on this project and obligations shall be made known to you as soon as I hear
from you.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

John Springfield Jr.

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