419 scam: "John Levitt Solicitors LLP." <j.goodman@davidclarkanpartners.co.uk> Insurance Benefit: Urgent responce required

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.

Fraud email example:

From: "John Levitt Solicitors LLP." <j.goodman@davidclarkanpartners.co.uk>
Reply-To: attorney.johnlevitt@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2020 13:29:17 +0100
Subject: Insurance Benefit: Urgent responce required

Dear good friend,

My name is Barrister John Levitt. I am an attorney and insurance expert in David Clark & Partners law firm here in London. It may surprise you to receive this letter from me since there has been no previous correspondence between us. I am writing you in respect to an unclaimed â€œpermanent life insurance policyâ€ in the amount Â£12,820,000 GBP with Skye Trust International Bank which is held by our deceased client. Unfortunately, there was no Will left behind by my client before his death.

I ask for your consent to be in partnership with me for the claim of this policy benefit since you share the same last name with my client. If you permit me to add your name to the policy, all proceeds will be processed on your behalf and immediately transferred to your account in your country. I wish to point out that I want 10% of this money to be shared among charity organizations while the remaining 90% will be shared equally between us.

If you are interested, please respond to me for more details

Yours in Service
John Levitt (Esq)
Senior Associate | Insurance | Bonds

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