419 scam: DAVID JAMES <notclaimsdesk001@googlemail.com> NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "davidjchambers001@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "davidjchambers001@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: DAVID JAMES <notclaimsdesk001@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: davidjchambers001@live.com
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:06:58 -0700
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

MANAGING PARTNER
DAVID JAMES,ESQ.
Berkshires House,
168-173 High Holborn,
London WCIV 7AA
United Kingdom.
Email:davidjchambers001@live.com <Email%3Adavidjchambers001@live.com>

NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estates of late Mr.Andreas
Schranner, I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter returned
undelivered.

I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address on the WILL.
I wish to notify you that late Mr.Andreas Schranner made you a beneficiary
to his WILL. He left the sum of Seventeen Million Four Hundred Thousand
Dollars (US$17,400.000.00 ) to you in the codicil and last
testament to his WILL.

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true.
Being a widely travelled man, he must have been in contact with you in the
past or simply you were recommended to him by one of his numerous friends
abroad who wished you good. Mr.Andreas Schranner was a German property
magnate until his death.

He had a very good heart and loved to give out. His great philanthropy
earned him numerous awards during his life time. Late Mr.Andreas Schranner
died on on Monday, 31 July, 2000 at the age of 64 years, and his WILL is now
ready for execution.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

According to him this money is to support your humanitarian activities and
to help the poor and the needy in our society. Please if I reach you this
time as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me through fax or email:
davidjchambers001@live.com as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job.

I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

Yours in Service,

Barrister David James.

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