419 scam: "BARR. DAVID ZOLTAN" <barristerdavidzoltan47@gmail.com> Work With Serious Interest In Assist Me For Fund Transfer

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
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.
- barrdavidzoltan6@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARR. DAVID ZOLTAN" <barristerdavidzoltan47@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barrdavidzoltan6@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:38:10 -0700
Subject: Work With Serious Interest In Assist Me For Fund Transfer

Good Day To You Dear Friend,
My name is Barrister David Zoltan; The only solicitor and executor of late
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi known as COLONEL MUAMMAR GADDAFI
here in West Africa, The former Libyan president who was murdered brutally
during the war crisis in Libya.

I stopped at your email address from my international business directory in
my research for a trustful person to partner with me; I am contacting you
to stand in as a Next of Kin to his deposit of ($ 9Million USD) For our
sharing and for investments purposed, Thanks for your time and attention.

As his only solicitor here in West Africa, I am in position to secure this
fund for our sharing and for our personal investments because nobody had
asked for this fund since his sudden death up till now and I need your
strong assistance to collaborate with me sincerely in this project.

Please contact me back for more details, processes and clarifications
direct to my private email address at â€œbarrdavidzoltan6@gmail.comâ€

Thank you for your time, I wait for your quick response for our convenient
discussions for me to send you the details for our success in this
transaction.

Regards,
David Zoltan.

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