419 scam: "Steven Davis Esq." <too20302015@gmail.com> I await your reply ASAP.

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Steven Davis Esq." <too20302015@gmail.com>
Reply-To: s.davislawfirm@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:43:39 +0100
Subject: I await your reply ASAP.

Greetings Dear,

I am Steven Davis, a Legal practitioner from the UK. I apologize for
contacting you in this manner but the situation at hand demands urgent
attention from all beneficiaries. I have an important subject to share with
you regarding my late client Martin, a national of your country he was
petroleum dealer who died with his family in an auto accident here in
London, United Kingdom, his bank has given me mandate as his lawyer to
present his next of Kin or have his account confiscated as unclaimed fund,
I hereby seek your consent to present you to my Late Client bank as his
next of kin to inherit the money with me through your assistance hence you
have same last name with him. The money value is Fourteen million five
hundred Thousand Euros that he left in his account before his death.

Kindly identify your ability to partner with me in this transaction by
providing the below information to enable me to send you more details and
procedures.

Your full name:
Complete Address:
Your Age:
Your office, home and Mobile numbers:
Your occupation/Position

I await your reply ASAP.

Best Regards,
Steven Davis Esq.

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