419 scam: "Barrister GraceLodan Godwill"<rajanpulami46@outlook.com> Doctor Jailed For Curing Cancer..2015 Breaking News Please Read

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- barristergracelodan1@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister GraceLodan Godwill" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barristergracelodan@mail.ru>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 00:49:30 +0100
Subject: Doctor Jailed For Curing Cancer..2015 Breaking News Please Read

Dear Friend ,

It is my pleasure to get across to you, please do not be offended receiving this email from me as we have not met before. I will start by introducing myself, I am Barrister Gracelodan Godwill, a lawyer by profession and the personal attorney to an Engineer , a citizen of your country, formerly he works with Shell Development Company in Lome Togo as a contractor and he has lived all his life in West Africa.

My client died as a result of a plane crashed on 18th July 2014, You can read more about the crash through this site: http://cnnworldlive.cnn.co/Even/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17?Page=2 furthermore his wife and his only child (son) died in a car accident few months back before his death, since this incident happened, I have been trying to locate a member of his family to no avail, even I have made several inquiries to his embassy here to locate any of his extended relatives to claim the fund he deposited with the bank here, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to look for someone who comes from the same country, continent/nation with him or who bears the same surname with him to get his funds out of the bank here instead of losing it to the bank treasury as unclaimed fund to the Management and hence I contacted you. I contacted you to
assist me in redeeming his funds valued at ($4.2 million dollars) deposited here in the bank left behind by my late client as the Bank has issued me a notice to provide a member of his extended family abroad for the claims or have the deposited funds confiscated.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you are from the same country and bear the same surname, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to your account as the new beneficiary. I require your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me lawfully.

This transaction is totally free of risk and as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from any illegal act. On receipt of your response I will furnish you with detailed clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit transaction. Please do send your reply through this email: barristergracelodan1@mail.ru

I am looking forward to your respond for more information.

Yours faithfully,

Best regards,
Barrister Gracelodan Godwill
Principal Attorney.

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