419 scam: Blake Lathorn Solicitors <unitednations00014@gmail.com> Are you a victim?

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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:
- ",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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- blakelapthornsolicitors@citromail.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Blake Lathorn Solicitors <unitednations00014@gmail.com>
Reply-To: blakelapthornsolicitors@citromail.hu
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 03:40:13 -0800
Subject: Are you a victim?

Blake Lapthorn Solicitors London,
(PRINCIPAL PARTNER TO:)
Blake Lapthorn & Co. Solicitors,
323 Green Lane, N4 2ES London.
Email: blakelapthornsolicitors@citromail.hu

Good Day,
We are London based solicitors working as representative solicitors to the
United Nations in the course of a recently concluded 2022 investigations
and subsequent arrests of suspected fraudsters and dupes in African region,
in collaboration with the present government of Nigeria, Ghana, Cote
D'Ivoire, Burkinafaso and South Africa, india, UEA, United States of
America, UK. The UN security operatives have so far arrested and prosecuted
over 300 government and banking officials and arrest is still going on.

So far, the UN security operatives have recovered about $15.5 Billion from
both cash in accounts and properties and assets confiscated. It is from the
address books of the arrested fraudsters that your email address was
recovered. It was discovered that you have been spending too much and yet
not received anything due to the activities of these scammers. Right now,
the United Nations (UN) and their Africa Union (AU) counterpart is paying a
$1,000,000.00 ( One million USD ) compensation to those who their emails,
and contact addresses and other personal data are recovered from these
arrested officials, and also paying full contract or inheritance and
lottery winning amounts to those with provable information qualifying them
as genuine contractors/beneficiaries/lottery winnings/fraud victims of
these above countries.

Which Category do you fall in? Have you been getting emails for payments
from these countries? Or are you a legitimate contractor and fund
beneficiary in any of the affected African and European countries?, Please,
indicate clearly as you get back to me for proper guidelines and details on
how to receive this compensation or your full payment. It's best for you to
know that Blake Lapthorn & Co. Solicitors are registered solicitors here in
London Uk and the United states, and we have been contracted by the UN to
carry out proper search and ensure that payments are made to those really
affected in the above mentioned areas. You have to contact our firm
directly using our email address above.

Sincerely Yours,

Blake Lapthorn,
(PRINCIPAL PARTNER TO:)
Blake Lapthorn & Co. Solicitors.

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