419 scam: Cynthia Wood <cynthia65woodtsb@yahoo.co.uk> URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- ",000,000" (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)
- "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Cynthia Wood <cynthia65woodtsb@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 14:38:45 +0100
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL

Greetings,

I'm Cynthia Woodward, Attorney at law here in United Kingdom. I have a message for you concerning my deceased client, who bears the same surname as you, hence you have the same surname name, it doesn't matter if He is related to you by blood, nationality or family, therefore I ask that you consider the factors in my email and keep it strictly confidential.

This is regards to a deposit of {£20,000,000} Twenty Million GB Pounds Sterling he left behind here in London before his untimely death.

Since his death; I have made several attempts to reach any of his surviving relative by going through electoral rolls, birth, marriage and death certificates, country representatives and embassies and numerous other sources but I have not been able to find anyone that can prove beyond reasonable doubt that they are related to the decease.

I want to file your name as my clients next of kin since you have the same last name with him so that they will transfer the fund to you immediately for sharing and investment between us. If not the Fund will be confiscated to HM Revenue & Customs. There is a deadline already and if I am not able to present anybody before the stipulated deadline, the fund will be released to the guardianship of the crown (HM Revenue & Customs). And who are this guardianship of the crown (HM Revenue & Customs)? Queen and Her families.

We will have this fund SWIFT to your account for sharing and investment in less than 2 weeks.

I need urgent response from you so that I will mail you all the full details concerning his Fund.

Regards

Cynthia Woodward Esq

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