419 scam: bella robert <sweetbella3310@gmail.com> NEXT OF KIN CANDIDATE NEEDED......

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: bella robert <sweetbella3310@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mrzenaki1@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2023 16:35:54 -0800
Subject: NEXT OF KIN CANDIDATE NEEDED......

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Hello dear sir/madam
This is Anderson Zenaki from LAURENT LAW & ASSOCIATES NY,USA.
It may interest you to know that I have an interesting offer for you,
regarding a late client of mine who had no one on his data as a NEXT
OF KIN candidate to succeed his funds, I solicited on behalf of Mr,
Ash Mueller for five years, he was one of my top client (s) four years
earlier after I was called to the bar in the year 2000 before death
took him away on Feb.02-2009, he was never married because he focused
his interests on his crude oil importation and exportation business.
He deposited some amount of money in a private financial security
company known as Alpha Bank with no link to his relative or a NEXT OF
KIN.
I have his BIRTH CERTIFICATE and also, I have his DEATH CERTIFICATE
with me to back up this claims, as his personal solicitor I do always
keep in touch with this financial security company mentioned above.
I was informed by the manager of the bank to quickly get a NEXT OF KIN
candidate for immediate procession of the funds transfer to a NEXT OF
KIN that I could make available, these was because the current
administration is interested in such funds with no legal successors.
This is a top secret between i and my colleagues at LAURENT LAW & ASSOCIATES
I informed them because for sure I must be needing their services for
legal paper works, everything here is legitimate and we have all it
takes to make it successful already.
Respond by introducing yourself firstly, and do receive this message
with a positive mindset.
If possible identify with any government issued id card.

.. regards
Anderson Zenaki.

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