419 scam: "Anderson & Co. Solicitors"<davidanderson@hotmail.com> Can I present you as the beneficiary to the vault of my late client???

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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)
- "hundred thousand us 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Anderson & Co. Solicitors" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andersonsolicitors.ca@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2019 19:40:35 -1200
Subject: Can I present you as the beneficiary to the vault of my late client???

Anderson & Co. Solicitors

4200, Saint-Laurent #910

Montreal (Quebec) Canada

Dear Friend,

My name is Barrister David Anderson, of Anderson Solicitors, Attorney-at-law; actually

I got your contact information through your state Public Record while searching for a last name

similar to my late client's name, a business tycoon who lived in Europe for over Twenty-One years;

he lost his life in Middle East by the ISIS Militia group while on a humanitarian mission with members.

However the circumstances and urgency of this claim have prompted me to send you this unsolicited email,

which I humbly apologize.

Can I present you as the beneficiary to the vault of my late client? Since you are bearing

the same surname with him. Honestly, Before his demised; He deposited a vault worth

$10.2 (TEN MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) with a security Firm.

As the attorney to the late client, the security Firm has mandated me to present the next

beneficiary to the vault (heir/inheritor) to make the claims or the vault will be confiscated and

taken to the Bureau as unclaimed.

Therefore on this brief notice kindly Get back to me or call me on ( Text : +1 (213) 533 9324 )

for more details and you will be glad you did.

Kind Regards,

Barrister David Anderson.

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