419 scam: johnny wood <johnnywoodoffice6@gmail.com> Claim As Next Of Kin

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",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.)
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.
- johnnywoodoffice@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johnny wood <johnnywoodoffice6@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 17:15:33 +0100
Subject: Claim As Next Of Kin

Barrister Johnny Wood
Legal Representatives
Office Address. 111 Cheapside
London EC2V 6DN DX:
557 London/City United Kingdom

Hello,

Get back to me immediately for necessary steps concerning your
inheritance, Sequel to your none reply of my earlier email to you
dated 02/03/17.On behalf of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of
your deceased relation in 2014, I wish to notify you that your name
appeared in the codicil and last statement of the deceased and you
entitled to his fund US$11,000,000.00 deposited with a Bank here and
the bank here has made me know that the US$11,000,000.00 will be
release to you through their payment officer with Zbavit Bank Dubai
(UAE)

You are advised to reconfirm to me your details as required below to
enable the release of your funds worth US$11,000,000.00 to you through
our payment outlet in the U.A.E or Malaysia :- I also want to notify
you that as soon as the bank release the fund to your account i will
be coming to your contact address that you will send to me now so that
i will take my own share because I will have 45% and you 45% the other
10% will be for any payment that we make before the fund release to
your account we will take it out from the 10%.

(1). Your full names
(2). contact address
(3). Phone
(4). Cell phone
(5). Age
(6). Occupation

Please get back to me ASAP with the needed information so as to get
this done immediately: PLEASE KINDLY REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL
ADDRESS: johnnywoodoffice@gmail.com

Finally, kindly maintain confidentiality between me and you on this transaction.

Regards,

Barrister johnny wood

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