419 scam: Robinson Lewis Esq <cenbnk2@msn.com> Robinson Lewis Esq, Reply me urgently

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "account opening" (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. )
- "attorneys " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "account opening form" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Robinson Lewis Esq <cenbnk2@msn.com>
Reply-To: <rlewisesq@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 07:56:51 +0000
Subject: Robinson Lewis Esq, Reply me urgently

Dear Friend,

I will like to seek your help in a business proposal that is very sensitive in nature. This is not what I should have discussed with someone I have not met using a medium such as this. I contacted you due to the urgency of this transaction. I take liberty to forward to you this proposal which shall be of immense benefit to you

I am Robinson Lewis Esq. personal attorney to late Dr. Alfred, who died of cardiac arrest a few years ago in a London hospital leaving behind a large sum of money with a commercial bank on the Island of Seychelles which is a tax free zone, a place where rich people tend to hide funds not ready to be used or invested. I will not mention the amount of money which runs into several millions in United States Dollars and name of bank presently until we have agreed to this deal.

I trust you will understand the need for such precautions. So far, valuable efforts have been made to get to his people but to no avail, as he had no known relatives because he left his next of kin column in his account opening forms blank and he has no known relative. Due to this development the bank has come forward to ask my office, as his personal attorney to bring forward a close relative to claim the funds otherwise as the Seychelles national laws would have it, any dormant account for five years will be declared unclaimed and the money will be paid into government coffers as unclaimed fund.

To avert this negative development my colleagues and I have decided to look for a reputable person to act as the next of kin, so that the funds could be processed and released into your account, that is why I contacted you. My law firm will also act as your personal attorneys since we will be portraying you as being directly related to our late client being from the same country. All legal documents to aid your claim this fund and to prove your relationship with the deceased will be provided by us.

Your help will be appreciated with the total sum which I would disclose in my next email.

Please accept my apologies, keep this email confidential and disregard this letter if you do not appreciate this proposition I have offered you.

I wait anxiously for your response.

Yours Faithfully,

Robinson Lewis Esq
Solicitor

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