419 scam: Barrister Anson <meloxlovday2010@gmail.com> Your Urgent Respond Needed

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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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- barristeranson754@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Anson <meloxlovday2010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barristeranson754@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 03:49:42 -0700
Subject: Your Urgent Respond Needed

Dear Friend

Greetings to you and compliment of the season. My name is Barrister
Anson Brudenell, a lawyer and legal practitioner based in London,
United Kingdom. I am the Personal lawyer to Engineer Francis a native
of your country who used to work as an expatriate with Cheshire
Construction Company United Kingdom. I decided to contact you based on
the death of my late client because you have the same last name as my
late client.

On the 16th of September 2009, my client and his wife and their only
daughter were involved in a fatal car accident along Canterbury
highway South East, England while arriving from an amusement park at
Salford North West, England. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives. Since then, I have made several
inquiries to locate any of their extended relatives and this has
proved unsuccessful.

I am contacting you to assist me in repatriating the funds valued at
Â£9,500,000.00 left in a bank in London by my late client before it
gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge
amount was deposited. The paying bank in London has issued me a notice
to provide the next of kin or have the bank account of my client
confiscated within the next twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 9
years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to
the deceased since you have a similar name with my late client, so
that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you and we will
jointly invest it or shear the funds. Upon your acceptance to this
proposal, I will give further briefing or details. Bear in mind that
this transaction is confidential and should be kept secret until the
fund is successfully transferred to your bank account in order not to
jeopardize or sabotage the success of this transaction

I expect your urgent response indicating your full interest in this
great business transaction.

Contact Email: (barristeranson754@gmail.com)

Kind Regards

Barrister Anson Brudenell
Attorney & Solicitor
London United Kingdom

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