419 scam: Barrister Adams Johnson<adamsjohnson848@gmail.com> From: Braa. Adams Johnson

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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:
- "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. )
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- 283@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Adams Johnson<adamsjohnson848@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr. Adams Johnson" <adamsjohnson283@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:19:58 +0100
Subject: From: Braa. Adams Johnson

FROM: BARR.ADAMS JOHNSON (ESQ)
VICTORIA CHAMBERS,GREENBELT ZONE,
4 Albert Embankments, London
SE1 7SR, United Kingdom.
Attention please
I am Barrister Adams Johnson (Esq). I had a client who shared the same sur=
name with you.He was a Citizen of your Country and worked with MULTI-MEDIA =
PARTNERS INCORPORATED,London.
On the 2nd of August 2013, my client, his wife and their three children we=
re involved in a car accident along Manchester Express Road. All occupants =
of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then, I have made several frantic enquirers at your Embassy here in =
London, to locate any of my client's extended relatives, this has also prov=
ed no success.After these series of unsuccessful attempts, I decided to tra=
ce his relatives over the internet, to locate any member of his family ,but=
to no avail, hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by=
my client before they got it confiscated or declared it unserviceable by t=
he Finance House where this money was deposited. Particularly and more seri=
ously, the Finance House where the deceased made a deposit valued at US$20M=
. They gave me an ultimatum to provide the next-of-kin within the shortest =
possible time or have the funds indefinitely confiscated within the next te=
n official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over nine (9)=
months now, I therefore seek your consent as a last resort to present you =
as the next of kin to the deceased (My Late Client) so that the proceeds of=
this deposit valued at US$20M can be paid to you and then you and I can sh=
are the money among ourselves in the following ratio: 60% to me, 35% to you=
and the last 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may requi=
red.
I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any c=
laim we may make, all I require is your honest co-operation and sincerity t=
o enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be exe=
cuted under a very legitimate arrangement that will protect both of us from=
any breach of the law, and my profession as a lawyer guarantees that.
kindly get back to my email address { adam johnson 283@gmail.com }
I shall highlight the necessary steps to take soon as I acknowledge your a=
nticipated affirmative reply.
1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Working I'd/Int'l passport.
Looking forward to read from you
Most Sincerely,
BARR. Adams Johnson (ESQ)
Attorney-At-Law.
Victoria Chambers,
Green Belt Zone,London, UK.

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