419 scam: "Barr. Rony Lam Firm"<info@rlFirm.co.uk> URGENT ATTENTION

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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:
- "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)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- ronylam@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Rony Lam Firm" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ronylam@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 08:12:50 +0100
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

Attention,

My name is Mr. Rony Lam, I am a lawyer, a British citizen.
I got your contact on yellow page while I was looking for someone I can trust and place as the next of kin to my deceased client engineer Mr. David. He died along with his wife and two children in a terrible car accident, unfortunately lost all the inhabitants in the accident.

Before his death, my client deposited in a bank in France a sum of US $ 8,800,000.00 million (Eight million eight hundred thousand dollars). The Bank has authorized me to present the new beneficiaries of the money left in the bank by my deceased client. Otherwise the money will be confiscated and handed over as unclaimed deposit at the French Treasury. The bank accounts have been declared as inactive account and Unclaimed assets, as granted by the French Heritage Act § 102 para. 2 and § 203 1B. I do not want this money confiscated because some corrupt high officials in the banking system may embezzle the money without giving it to the state treasury.

Since then, I'm looking for survivors of my client, which has proved to be very difficult after it had announced no relatives, partners or other contact persons. Meanwhile with my ultimatum imposed I have to present an heir. In this sense, I make you a proposal, I want to present you to the bank as the new beneficiary and the next of kin to my deceased client. In my role as his lawyers and I’ll present your name as the next of kin and prepare all the necessary documents which will make the claim and release of the money successful.

Be rest assured that this business is risk free and 100 percent guaranteed, because I have worked out all the rules in order to successfully complete this transaction. I would suggest that 20% of the money is given away to the charity, while the usual 80% is distributed equally to us. Please contact back if you are interested for us to proceed and assure you that you will never regret involving yourself in this transaction.

Please reply via my private e-mail: ronylam@aol.com to clarify any question.

Best regards,
Barr. Rony Lam

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