419 scam: "Barr.Paul Daniels" <test@layer3services.net> RE: NEXT OF KIN TO LATE STEVE MOORE'S ESTATES

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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)
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "huge deposit" (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)
- "million united states 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)
- ",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)
- "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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (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.
- barr_pauldanielss@onet.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr.Paul Daniels" <test@layer3services.net>
Reply-To: barr_pauldanielss@onet.pl
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 18:20:35 +0100
Subject: RE: NEXT OF KIN TO LATE STEVE MOORE'S ESTATES

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From: Barrister Paul Daniels
Paul Daniels Solicitors
(Attorney at Law)
Plot 712, Law School Road,
Lagos Island, Lagos Nigeria
Email:
barr_pauldanielss@onet.pl
Date: 22nd August,2017
RE: NEXT OF KIN TO LATE STEVE MOORE'S ESTATES
==============================================
Dear Friend,
My name is Barrister Paul Daniels, I happened to be the personal Attorney to late Engr. Steve Moore, a national of Isle of Man in United Kingdom, who until his death was a staff of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria. On the 21st of April 2010, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a fatal auto-crash on the way to Lagos from Port-Harcourt Shell Quarters, the accident occurred at about 4:15pm along Sagamu / Lagos Express way where a big truck lost control and fall on the road divider to the oncoming vehicle and crush the Toyota Camry 2010 model that covey the deceased and his family on that fateful day.
All the occupants of the car lost their lives in the unfortunately bloody evening; the name of the driver of the vehicle is Mr.Lukmon Kazeem (35) married with a kid, as the legal attorney to the deceased engineer, since then I have made several inquiry's to several Embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet/ our international trade fair through their foreign trade department office to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you and I have no doubt that you will be ready to claim the funds for our mutual sharing as his distance relative next of kin.
The purpose of contacting you is for you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client, I will present you to the Bank as the only surviving extended found relatives of my Client and with the power vested on me as the only Legal Attorney to his deposit, it would be easily to convince the bank with my legal experience that you are the only surviving relation of my client who is their late customer depositor. Otherwise the huge amount and the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposit was lodged.
Before his death, he had about Twenty Seven Million United States Dollars (US$27,000,000.00); the bank had provided me with a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next 21 (Twenty One) official working days. Since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over several years now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at Twenty Seven Million United States Dollars (US$27,000,000.00) can be paid to your account and then you and I can share the money. 55%to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.
All necessary legal documents that will be used to back up your claim will be secured officially from the legal appropriate Ministry which makes the transaction 100% legitimate and risk free. All I require is your honest, trust, cooperation and total commitment to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Below is the information required to enable file an application of fund's repatriation to the bank on your behalf as the found distance relative next of kin to their late customer/depositor (Engr. Steve Moore) of the blessed memory.
1: Your Name/ Current Address
2: Your Company's name if any
3: Your Tel/ Mobile Numbers
4: Your Occupation/ Age
5: Your Marital Status,
6; Your ID if any,
Upon receipt of the above, I will resume the process for the fund's repatriation by submitting an application letter to the bank on your behalf as the next of kin to my client and their customer for his estates to remit to your bank account.
Yours faithfully and in legal services,
Barrister Paul Daniels
Principal Attorney

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