419 scam: "Gary P. Vawdrey"<gp.ltsbuk@gmail.com> I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE ON THIS EMAIL !!

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- g.vawdrey@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Gary P. Vawdrey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <g.vawdrey@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 04:27:51 -0800
Subject: I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE ON THIS EMAIL !!

Attention:

This might come to you as simply an intrusion into your privacy and I apologize for that.

I am Mr. Gary P. Vawdrey, a personal banker to a national of your country, who used to work as a contractor in South Africa, referred to as my client. On the 30 of August 1999, my client and their only daughter were involved in an automobile accident along Pretoria express road and all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then, I have made several inquiries here to locate any of my late client's extended relatives which have been unsuccessful.

But after several attempts, I decided to search through with his name online, hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the funds valued at US$28.7Million left behind by my late client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank. The bank has issued me (as my late client's personal banker) a notice to provide the next of kin / secondary surviving beneficiary or have his account confiscated or reverted to government ownership within the next Thirty one (31) official working days.

For over 12 years now, I have made several attempts to locate any of his surviving relative which hasn't been possible so I humbly and earnestly seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have/share the same last/surnames, so the proceeds of the said account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discus the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to legitimately back you up for claim.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangements that will protect you and me from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me through my personal email as shown below.

Best regards,

Gary P. Vawdrey
Email: g.vawdrey@yahoo.com.hk

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