419 scam: Ilic Bojan <bojan@legalservices.com> Read carefully/reply

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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:
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Ilic Bojan <bojan@legalservices.com>
Reply-To: ibjustice@blumail.org
Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 00:47:27 +0200
Subject: Read carefully/reply

Good day,
I know this preposition might come to you as a surprise as we have
never met or had any previous transaction prior to this Letter.
Nevertheless, I have contacted you in good faith and with genuine
intention, believing your assistance will help me pull through in this
transaction which of course will be of mutual benefit.
I am Ilic Bojan, an attorney at Law and based in the United Kingdom. I
am writing you in respect to a late client of mine who was a National
of your Country. My late Client died in the Air France Flight 447
crash that took place on June 1st, 2009 and left behind a large
deposit totalling Seventeen Million, Four Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars (US$17,400,000) in a bank.
As his Personal Attorney/Sole Executor, his bank had since last year
contacted me to present to them my late Client?s Next of Kin or any of
his extended relatives.
The Bank issued one year deadline to come forward for these funds or
they will it confiscated and my search for any of my late Client?s
relative has proved abortive. Hence, I have contacted you to seek your
consent to present you to the Bank as the next of kin of the deceased
since you are of the same National and share the same last name too
I would like for you to understand that I know exactly what this
transaction entails and I will always to be to guide you all through.
Your urgent response with your data will be appreciated.
NOTE: You could look up for details of the crash via this link:
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/05/world/europe/france-air-crash-report

Best regards
Ilic Bojan

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