419 scam: Anthony Wilson" <info@esq.org> REFERENCE NUMBER: C / ESP /BIZ5407-19.

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- anthonywilson090@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Anthony Wilson" <info@esq.org>
Reply-To: anthonywilson090@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2020 13:31:01 +0100
Subject: REFERENCE NUMBER: C / ESP /BIZ5407-19.

Attn:

REFERENCE NUMBER: C / ESP /BIZ5407-19

First, I must ask for your confidence in this transaction; This is absolutely confidential and top secret because of its nature. I know that a transaction of this magnitude will worry everyone, but I want to assure you that at the end of the day everything will be fine.

My name is Anthony Wilson, a personal Attorney for my late client, I'm contacting you so that you can help me and secure the funds left behind by my deceased client to prevent them from being confiscated or declared unclaimed by the bank.

The fund worth â‚¬12,700,000.00 ( Twelve Million Seven Hundred Thousand Euro ) was deposited by my deceased client before he died of the Corona virus on 16th March, 2020 and lived the fund without a will.

The bank has issued me with a final communication to contact the relative/ the next of kin. Otherwise, the account will be declared unusable and the fund will be forwarded to the bank's treasury. So far, I have made every effort to find someone related to the deceased client was in vain.

Therefore, I decided to look for a reliable person who has the same last name with my deceased client. I would actually ask for your consent to present you to the Bank as Next of Kin, as you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account can be transferred to your account.

All legal documents that prove our claim as the next relative of my client will be provided by me. all I ask of you is your full confidential cooperation so that we can carry out this transaction.

I would like to point out that 20% of this money to be shared between charities, while the remaining 80% will be shared equally between us and this transaction is completely risk-free. I will use my position as the client's personal attorney to ensure the successful execution of this transaction.

If you are interested, please contact me after your answer so that I will provide you with further details and relevant documents to help you learn more about this transaction.

However, if this business proposal violates your moral ethics, please accept my sincere apology. If on the contrary, you would like to achieve this goal with me, please contact me with your interest for further explanations.

My direct email address: anthonywilson090@hotmail.com

You and your family are blessed.

Yours at Law,

Attorney Anthony Wilson (ESQ)

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