419 scam: "Griffin Richard"<seafile1@yahoo.com> CONSIDER THIS AND GET BACK TO ME.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
- grirhy78@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Griffin Richard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <grirhy78@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 18:42:24 -0000
Subject: CONSIDER THIS AND GET BACK TO ME.

Dear Friend,

I seek your indulgence in sending you this mail, and I want you to coincide upon reading the content.

My names are Barrister Griffin Richard. I am a Fifty-One (51) years old established Lawyer, a member of the Zimbabwe Bar Association and the attorney at law to Engineer. Dennis, who was formerly a personal aide to one of the top ministers of president Mugabe's former Government. Also, he headed the committee for diamond and gold research on Zaire's natural exchange programme to Zimbabwe.

Due to his position and closeness to the ministers, he was able to manipulate with a substantial amount of diamond and gold with worth amounting to US$11.5million and deposited the money in a safe and secured bank in UK(LONDON). Because of the civil war that occurred in Zimbabwe, which took my clients entire family. He was taken to south Africa as a refugee, where he eventually became partially paralised, until his untimely death in November 2010. I am writing you this letter for your consent to pronounce you at the bank as my late clients next of kin, so that together we can work out things and have the fund transfer to your account. Be informed that you have nothing to worry about with regards this fact.As the lawyer of the deceased, the law states that I have the final say on who is and is not the beneficiary next of kin of the deceased's estate and properties.I am in possession of vital information and legal documents needed to back you up for this claims. All I require from you is your honest co-operati

I await your urgent response to enable us start this transaction in earnestly so we can proceed and also discuss the sharing ratio for the fund between us and the procedures to make the claims. As soon as i get your consent.

I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on this and other business ventures will derive a huge success thereafter. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to include them in your reply. all by this email address(grirhy78@aol.com)

Thanking you in anticipation.
Best regards,
Griffin Richard.

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