419 scam: Attorney Stephanie Smith Consult <ag5683743@gmail.com> BUSINESS PROPOSAL

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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:
- "huge deposit" (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 next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447405687462

Fraud email example:

From: Attorney Stephanie Smith Consult <ag5683743@gmail.com>
Reply-To: stephaniesmithchamber@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 01:32:21 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Stephanie Smith Lunar House Law Firm,
40 Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR9 2BY, England.
+ 44 7405 6874 62

I am the personal adviser to Steven Vandersande, a Dutchman who worked as a
consultant here in England with Shell UK LTD, hereinafter referred to as Mr
Steven Vandersande. Unfortunately, Mr. Steven Vandersande perished in an
MH17 plane crash on July 17, 2014 during one of his trips from the
Netherlands (Amsterdam) to Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) and Mr. Steven
Vandersande left no clear beneficiary for the funds deposited with a Title
Company as a next of kin, except for certain important documents related to
the surety, which I still have.

All efforts on my part to find his relatives have failed because he did not
make a will before his death. After several unsuccessful attempts to locate
a member of his family, I contacted you to help me recover the money left
by Mr. Steven Vandersande before it was confiscated or declared unclaimed
by the security company which held this huge deposit in US denominations
worth only 15.5M. In particular, the financial company with which he had
deposited said fund, valued at only 15.5M, gave me a notice to provide to
the beneficiary. Accordingly, I believe we can have an agreement/agreement
and I will do so legally with your name as the true beneficiary of the
amount in question, as I have all the legal documents in support of our
claim. I ask for your consent, you as the beneficiary. of the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account worth 15.5M can be transferred to your
account abroad, note that if you agree the percentage of distribution will
be discussed.

I guarantee this is done under a lawful agreement that protects you against
any breach of law; All I need from you is your cooperation and partnership
to enable us to succeed in this endeavour. I would like you to answer me
and provide me with your phone number so that we can proceed with this
transaction. Thank you and please treat this matter well.

Attorney Stephanie Smith.
Telephone: +44 7405 6874 62

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