419 scam: John <barristerjohnezegi@gmail.com> Your name

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
- "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.
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.
- barristerjohnezegi@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: John <barristerjohnezegi@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:55:10 +0000
Subject: Your name

*My name is Barrister John Ezegi, I contact you because you come from the
same country with my late client , my client and his family were involved
in a car accident while coming back from vacation, all occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. I have made several inquiries to
locate any relative of my late client, but was unsuccessful. I am
contacting you to assist me to claim the sum of (Us$ 12.5 000 .000 MILLION
DOLLARS) that my late client deposited with a bank here in Togo. One good
advantage we have here is that you have the same surname with my deceased
client.Bank gave me a notice to provide my late client's next of kin /
Beneficiary of his inheritance or else they will have divert the fund to
the government as an unclaimed deposit. Here is my private email address
(barristerjohnezegi@gmail.com <barristerjohnezegi@gmail.com>) for more
informations.Your full name:Email address:Date of birth:Occupation:Phone
number:Country of origin:Best RegardsJohn Esq, (Esq)Principal Attorney,Lome
Togo.*

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