419 scam: "The Attorney"<info@earthlink.net> Very Urgent Response

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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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "The Attorney" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <victorychambers3@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 16:47:33 +0100
Subject: Very Urgent Response

Barr. Festus Keyamo Esq.
23 Adeyinka Close,
Victoria Island
Lagos, Nigeria.

Attn: Sir / Madam,

Get back to me immediately for necessary steps concerning this notification.

My client whose last name was yours died a few years back without leaving a will behind. In the course of my investigation as his attorney I discovered that he had a valued sum of $7.5 Million deposited with United Bank for Africa, UBA.

The committee has approved the transfer of $7.6 Million dollars into your account as payments for the inheritance fund of your late relative for the construction and maintenance of the Warri and Porthacourt refineries a couple of years back.

Please let me know how you want the money to be transferred to enable me submit or file an application of claim to the Bank for payments. The Bank has given me the mandate to produce the beneficiary of the fund as the personal attorney.

Send your full names, Mailing address, Mobile Telephone and Fax Numbers for prompt response.

Thanks for your audience.

Regards,
Mr. Festus Keyamo

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