419 scam: "Barr. Jonathan Nwachinemelu" <info@law.org> I SEEK YOUR CONSENT ON THIS MATTER

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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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Jonathan Nwachinemelu" <info@law.org>
Reply-To: jonathan2014m@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 21:19:11 -0700
Subject: I SEEK YOUR CONSENT ON THIS MATTER

Barrister Jonathan Nwachinemelu Esq
Legal Practitioner and Consultant
Plot 154 Island LAGOS -NIGERIA
Tel:234 1 587 45796

Attention:

I am Barrister Jonathan Nwachinemelu (Esq) personal attorney to Engr.Donald herein after shall be referred to me as my client. My client had fatal accident that took his life on May 19 2011,Unfortunately, my client lost his life on that accident.Since then I have made several enquirers to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved abortive. After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name over the Internet to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

My purpose of contacting you is to assist in repatriating the fund and property left behind by my client prior to his death before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank Of Africa(BOA) where this huge deposits were lodged in, where the deceased had an account valued at about 21.5 Million Dollar.

The Bank had issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next one month.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two year now I seek your consent since you have the same last name with my late client so that the proceeds of this account valued at 21.5million Dollar can be paid to you then me and you will share the fund.

All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable me as the legal attorney to the deceased in seeing that you receive your inheritance fund.

I guarantee that this will be executed legitimately to protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me with your Full name,contact address,your next of kin and your phone number so that I will proceed by forwarding your data to the paying bank for immediate transfer of the fund to your bank account.

Best regards,

Barrister Jonathan Nwachinemelu Esq

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