419 scam: "Mr. Jonathan Smith" <smith@info.net> KINDLY CONTACT ME BACK 30TH MARCH 2018

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- barristergoodlucksmith@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Jonathan Smith" <smith@info.net>
Reply-To: barristergoodlucksmith@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 12:32:04 +0100
Subject: KINDLY CONTACT ME BACK 30TH MARCH 2018

BARRISTER JONATHAN SMITH
CHAMBERS & SOLICITORS
PLOT 205 AHMADU BELLO WAY
VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS NIGERIA.
EMAIL: barristergoodlucksmith@gmail.com

Dear Sir ,

I am Barrister Jonathan Smith ,an attorney . I am the personal attorney to MR JOHNSON K.Simmons, a national of your country, who used to work
with Con oil Company in Nigeria.On the 21st of April 2012, my client,his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car
accident along Lagos Badagry express way-Lagos.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquirers to your embassy here to locate any
of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
track his last name over the Internet,to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in
recovering the fund valued at US$28.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared un-serviceable by the Bank
where this huge amount were deposited.

The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next twenty one official
working days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of
kin to the deceased since you are a Foreigner like my client,so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.Therefore, on receipt of
your positiveresponse,we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information and legal
_document_s nneeded to back you up for claim.

All that I required from you, is your honest co operation to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee that this will be execute
under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me Immediately.

Yours Sincerely

Barr Jonathan Smith (San)

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