419 scam: "ANTHONY" <tetikh1@southernct.edu> Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

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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:
- "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.
- anthonyokey_01@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: anthonyokey_01@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 12:57:40 -0700
Subject: Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Attn:
I am Barrister Okechukwu Anthony, a Solicitor and an Advocate of the supre=
me court of Nigeria,I am the Personal Attorney to Engr. Richard Duarte , a =
consultant with an oil company here in Nigeria. On the 20th of february 200=
5,my client and his wife were involved in an
autocrash accident along portharcout/uyo Express Road.Unfortunately they lo=
st their lives in the event of the accident, Since then I have made severa=
l contacts as to locate any of his extended relatives, but all proved abor=
tive.hence I decided to contact you.
I am contacting you to assist in retrieving the money valued at about(US10=
.5m).Conseqently,The bank after somany years has just issued me a notice to=
provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next te=
n official working days. since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the rel=
atives for over 3 years now and with the recent sad notice from the bank, I=
am seeking your urgent consent to act as the next of kin to the deceased =
so that the proceeds of this account valued at (US$10.5 million dollars) ca=
n be paid to you and then you and I can share the money 50% 50% instead of =
loosing all to the bank constication. I have worked out a procedure that w=
ill ensure success, and as a lawyer, I will ensure that all our actions and=
proceedures are completely within the confines of the federal law and ban=
king laws.Should you be interested,please P.s. furnish me with your most di=
rect tel and cell phone numbers for oral conversation after which I will p=
rovide you with more swift details of this transaction =

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
anthonyokey_01@yahoo.co.jp
=

NB: Do include your direct contact telephone for urgent and proper telephon=
e conversation.

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