419 scam: "Mrs. Vanessa Bryant" <richwealth300@gmail.com> REQUEST FOR NEXT OF KIN

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- vanessabryantprivate4life001@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Vanessa Bryant" <richwealth300@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vanessabryantprivate4life001@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 02:07:58 +0100
Subject: REQUEST FOR NEXT OF KIN

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Hello Dear Beloved,

I am Mrs. Vanessa Laine Bryant from Los Angeles, California, United
States, a wife to the famous basket player late Kobe Bryant, The issue
I am presenting to you is a case of my late client, who has deal of
Twenty One Million United State Dollars($21,000,000.00). I wish to
intimate you with a request that would be of immense Benefit to both
of us. The issue I am presenting to you is a case of my late husband
Mr. Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers basketball legend who died on the
same day with her daughter, Gianni, and Nine others died in a
helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Sunday morning 26th
January 2020.

Please view the website:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/sports/kobe-bryant-obituary.html
https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/kobe-bryant-helicopter

The most unfortunate that he deposited the fund in the Bahamas bank
many years ago without No next of kin and I cannot claim this funds
without your assistance of a foreign whom i will present as the
next-of-kin with the necessary documents that will bear your name. If
you are interested send down the following personal details to me and
as soon i hear you we will precede but you are advised to keep
everything regards to this business very confidential. We will discuss
about the percentage in the next reply.
Regards,

Mrs.Vanessa Laine Bryant
Reply Me Via My Email Contact Address: vanessabryantprivate4life001@hotmail.com

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