419 scam: "JB LAW SOLICITORS LLP" <jblawsolicitorsllp@lawyer.com> Dear Partner.

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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:
- "here in london united kingdom" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "JB LAW SOLICITORS LLP" <jblawsolicitorsllp@lawyer.com>
Reply-To: jblawsolicitorllp@lawyer.com
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:01:01 -0700
Subject: Dear Partner.

Dear Partner,

I am Attorney John Brown,I live and work here in London United Kingdom,I wish to place your name as the beneficiary of 14.6M GB Pounds belonging to my late client.Her bank has just asked me,as her personal Attorney, to present her next of kin for claim.I know you might be surprised at this email; however,it is the urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you with regard to this transaction. Though,the internet has been grossly abused by miscreants and impostors but in as much as one should be careful,same time,we should not allow negative to kill the positive potential in a realistic transaction of this nature.I assure you that this transaction will be executed legally and you will be protected from any breach of the law locally and internationally.Note that 50% of this money will be for you and 50% would be for me as I have planned to come to your Country as soon as the transfer is completed.

I need your Full Name,Current Address,Direct Phone Number,Age and Occupation urgently to enable me start the processing of all the relevant legal documents on your behalf,making you the next of kin to my late client and the bona fide beneficiary of the fund.

I await your quick response,

Respectfully,

Attorney John Brown.

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