419 scam: "Robert Halsey Esq."<Smtp@earthlink.net> Re: Request For 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:

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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
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.
- rhalseyjr@mynet.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Robert Halsey Esq." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rhalsey@mynet.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:55:23 -0500
Subject: Re: Request For Bequest..

Good day to you.

I hope my email finds you in good health.

After several attempts and careful research for an honest, reliable and sincere business partner, I got your contact from the internet, still, it took me time to make up my mind to contact you and to offer you this profitable proposal of mine, and I ask if you can be trusted not to break an agreement?

I am a personal attorney to my deceased client who perished along with his family in the Tsunami Disaster at Indonesia. I did all my best to contact members of his paternal/maternal family for over 2 years now, all to no avail as I am unable to locate any of his kith or kin.

He has safely lodged $7,500,000.00 Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars only with a Finance House. I have all the paperwork, document of deposit and no one knows about this deposit till date except myself.

Your last name matches with my late client’s name, I hereby humbly solicit your cooperation to work with me and claim the funds as I present you a next of kin to my deceased client.

The Finance House will release the deposited funds to anyone I nominate and endorse. There are no risks involved and I agree to share the sum total with you in the 60% - 40% ratio.

Note that if no one puts forward a claims for the funds soon, by the safe deposit law, after 3 years of dormancy and inactivity, the deposit would be confiscated and sent to government treasury and subsequently auctioned.

If you agree to work with me on this beneficial project, then send your response and consent to my personal email:
rhalseyjr@mynet.com

I will get back to you with additional information upon my receipt of your consent.

At your service,

Robert Halsey Esq.
Advocate

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