419 scam: Tanfield And Associates <tanfield_associates@hotmail.com> Awaiting your 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:

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:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447005931559 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- tanfield_associates@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Tanfield And Associates <tanfield_associates@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: tanfieldandassociates@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 05:01:16 +0800
Subject: Awaiting your urgent response

Barr. David Webb
Tanfield and Associates
(Advocate and Solicitors)
Oakhill House. 130 Tonbridge Road.
Hildenborough. Kent. TN11 9DZ
Email: tanfield_associates@hotmail.com

Re: NOTICE OF BEQUEATH

I am Barr. David Webb of Tanfield & Associates and On behalf of the
Trustees and
Executor of the estate of Late Mr Martin Greenberg, I once again try to notify
you as my earlier letter to you 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 Martin Greenberg who died with his wife Ms.
Natalie Greenberg on board the EgyptAir Flight 990, which crashed into the
Atlantic Ocean on October 31, made you a Beneficiary to his WILL. He left the
sum of Nine Million Six Hundred and Eighty Three Thousand British Pounds
(£9,683,000.00 GBP) 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, Late Mr
Martin Greenberg may have his reason for this but I assume being a widely
traveled man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply you
are related to him or have some form of relationship with him, this is
not ours
to determine rather to contact you and notify you on this will and the funds.

Mr Martin Greenberg until his death was a member of the Helicopter Society and
the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers. He had a very good
heart and
was a philanthropist. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during
his life time i.e. UN, WHO, & UNESCO.

Late Mr Martin Greenberg died on October 31, 1999. At the age of 62years, and
his WILL is now ready for execution. According to him this money is to support
your humanitarian activities and to help the poor and the needy in
your society.

Please if I reach you this time as I am hoping, endeavor to get back to me as
soon as possible to enable me conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no
distant time.

Yours Faithfully,
Barr. David Webb
Senior Partner
Tanfield and Associates
Tel: +44 7005-931-559
Fax: +44 7005-946-775
Email: tanfield_associates@hotmail.com

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