419 scam: Barrister Alan Steven Adler <longchumsaeng@bitmax.co.th> From Barr Alan Steven Adler

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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:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "huge deposit" (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 united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Alan Steven Adler <longchumsaeng@bitmax.co.th>
Reply-To: barr.alanstevenadler@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:20:53 +0800
Subject: From Barr Alan Steven Adler

It is with uttermost humility and great sense of responsibility that I
am contacting you to ask for your assistance in this legal business.

I am Barr Alan Steven Adler, a Solicitor at law.I am the Personal
Attorney to Late Engineer Michael, a business contractor with
BRITISH/US Shell -Development Company in London .He died with his wife
Deborah and his two kids, on board the Swissair Flight 111, which
crashed into the Atlantic off Nova Scotia in September 2nd 1998. View
the link :http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2893019.stm

The news of this crash was on the news which we have notified his
relatives to no avail. Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the
event of the accident, since then i have made several inquiries to
locate any of my clients extended relatives and this has also proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts to locate any
member of his family, hence I contacted you.

I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where my client lodged these huge deposits. Particularly, the bank where
the deceased had an account valued at about ($24.2 million United State
Dollars). Consequently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or have the account confiscated within a short time.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over some
years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since you bear the same surname so that the proceeds of the
account valued at ($24.2 million United State Dollars) can be paid to
you for both of us to share the funds 50% to me and 45% to you, while 5%
should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up the
claim. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Kindly get back with your most reachable telephone number .

Thanks for your kind co-operation
Thanks Sincerely
Barrister Alan Steven Adler Jr [BLS]
[Legal Practitioner]

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