419 scam: Andrew <moolfranklin@gmail.com> Teadmiseks: (KONFIDENTSIAALNE)

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- andrewallen.lawyer@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Andrew <moolfranklin@gmail.com>
Reply-To: andrewallen.lawyer@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 17:56:30 +0100
Subject: Teadmiseks: (KONFIDENTSIAALNE)

Tere ,

See on isiklik postitus, millest olen teile adresseeritud, ja palun teil,
et te kÃ¤sitleksite seda nii. Ma olen Andrew Allen, advokaat ja jurist. Mina
isiklikult olen kinni / Z Z. Xhorxha, edaspidi "mina" klient, kes tÃ¶Ã¶tas
iseseisva naftaettevÃµtjana minu kodumaal Ãœhendkuningriigis, enne kui ta
suri 28. juulil 2004 oma perekonnaga Ãµnnetuses .

MÃµistsin, et vaatan sind ja ma vÃµtan sinuga Ã¼hendust, sest teil on minu
klient, nii et on jÃ¤rgmised pÃµhjused:

Alates minu kliendi surmast 2004. aasta juulis olen kirjutanud oma
saatkonnale mitu kirja, et identifitseerida Ã¼ks tema laiendatud
sugulastest, keda abisaajad / abisaajad loobusid, ja sellist jÃµupingutust
ei Ãµnnestunud.

Ãœhelt kÃ¼simuselt kuni jaanuarini aga leiab pank, et minu klient on hoiule
andnud 8,7 miljonit naela, kartmas menetluste tÃµenÃ¤olist tÃ¤itmist
lÃ¤hikuudel. Sel pÃµhjusel otsin teie luba usaldada oma sugulasi, et anda
teile nimi, mis vÃµtaks teid, et aidata teil raha oma vÃ¤lismajanduskontole
tagasi maksta, ja lubage teil Ãµiglase osa Ã¼lekande lÃµppedes.
Kui teil on suur huvi, vÃµite ka kiirelt vastata oma ametliku e-posti
aadressi kaudu aadressil andrewallen.lawyer@yahoo.com, nii et vÃµin sind
lÃ¤hemalt uurida. Ma kinnitan teile, et mul on kÃµik nÃµuded selle Ãµigustatud
taotluse tÃ¤itmiseks.

Palun avaldage oma seisukoht niipea kui vÃµimalik ja saatke mulle oma
telefoninumber ja faksinumber, et seda tehingut edasi arutada.

Austusega,

Andrew Allen (Esq)

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