419 scam: "Barrister. Thomas Roche," <law.thomas28.ogr@mail.joyfill.de> FROM THOMAS ROCHE& ASOCIADOS

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand 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.)
- "chief attorney" (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.
- law.roche@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister. Thomas Roche," <law.thomas28.ogr@mail.joyfill.de>
Reply-To: <law.thomas28@yahoo.nz>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 19:12:00 +0100
Subject: FROM THOMAS ROCHE& ASOCIADOS

THOMAS ROCHE& ASOCIADOS
ABOGADOS (LAWYER)
Avenida de Partenon, 17, 28042 Madrid Spain
E-Mail : law.roche@gmail.com ESPAÑA

>From the Desk of Chief Attorney
Thomas Roche,
Date: 18/04/2015

I am Thomas Roche, a solicitor at law and a senior advocate of the federation and a legal adviser to Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (First Bank of Spain) BBVA, Engr . J.H. McLaughlin Jr….. a 55 year old MPRI Contractor and also a secret foreign contractor and consultant to one of the country Ex-President, who died on the 5th March 2013, Here in after, Engr. J. H. McLaughlin Jr was my client,
Fortunately, your last name as contained are mostly same as the last name of my diseased client been attached to the bank account as the Next of Kind, held in Banco BBVA controlled by Engr. J. H. McLaughlin on behalf of Late president offshore transaction, since last year I have thought tracking a reliable person with the same last name of Engr. J.H. McLaughlin Jr, I was the legal Practitioner adviser during opening of the account to avoid prosecution in case of any matter arise between him and the Ex-president of one of the country in our global network of which I kept the confidentiality and all the secrecy therein till date. I have decided to track the very last name hence I contacted you.
I have the greatest sense of humane initiating this inter-partnership contact and collaborative mutual business support relationship with you to assist in repatriating of the account Capital valued at (US$48. 5M) Forty Eight Million, Five hundred thousand United state dollars left behind by my late client before it will be declared unserviceable by the bank though the Banco BBVA accountant is aware of this present arrangement to move the funds.

I seek therefore, your formal consent to present your receiving bank account as the Next of Kin to the deceased since you have the same last names so that the fund will be transferred accordingly to any bank account you will nominate in your country or any other country overseas, Therefore on receipt of your positive response and absoluteness of your confident, we shall then discuss the sharing percentage and how the fund will be transferred to your bank account swiftly.
Note I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back up this transaction. All I require of you is your honest cooperation and reliability to enable us see this transaction successful. In a short time, I guarantee that this will be executed under a legal and legitimate arrangement that will protect every one of us from breach of the law.

Your Swift response is highly recommended and Please send your reply here at, Email: law.roche@gmail.com

Best Regards

Barrister. Thomas Roche,
Lawyer

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