419 scam: "Barr. Ian Smith Esq" <ggdbbdclkddj@yahoo.com> ACCEPT IN GOOD FAITH

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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:
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Ian Smith Esq" <ggdbbdclkddj@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barrlansmithesq@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:47:11 -0000
Subject: ACCEPT IN GOOD FAITH

Attn:

Permit me to introduce myself, I am Barr. Ian Smith of Smith & Smith
Chambers, I have taking a painful and long search to fine you through
Google name search and thankfully all my effort and time paid off, I had a
client I was representing before he passed away and just some few months
ago (16/10/2013 at the Laos plane crash at the Mekong river see a BBC
attached link (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24554128) for you to
have some further insight and better understand me, read the above
attached BBC link.

Since he was on the flight with all his family, his wife and child, and
his wife was his next of kin and they both died on that fatal plane crash
now, as his lawyer, my duty is to get any other family or relation that
can inherit the fund but, I have checked all my record and he left no
other name and I had no other contact that I could get, I decided to
contact you as to present you as his next of kin, I will undertake all
related legal documentation and shall obtain a court affidavit on your
behalf and all shall be legal and I shall present all the legal document
to the bank myself as representing you, all I need from you is your
cooperation and honesty because, after presenting, and the bank
acknowledge my submission, the will transfer all the money to your account
and it will be after which I will be entitle to my share which is by our
agreement 60% for me and 40% for you by the way, the total money is 3.7
million.
Should you need any further clarification or have any question you want to
ask, feel free to forward such question to me for proper answer and
clarification.

Best regards,
Barr. Ian Smith Esq.

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