419 scam: "Carlos Fernandez"<bronx.securitiessa1@gmail.com> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE

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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:
- "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)
- "million 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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- bronxsecanassociates@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Carlos Fernandez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bronxsc124@yahoo.es>
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:37:49 +1000
Subject: CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE

BRONX ASSOCIATES AND CHAMBERS
Carlos Fernandez Partner Allen & Overy LLP
One Calle Street spain E1 6AO, Madrid Spain
Education: Sussex University (B.A., Law, 1982)
Tel Phone:00 34 603 168 046 Fax 00 34 917 693 107

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE
I am Barrister Carlos Fernandez, a solicitor at law. I am the personal Attorney To late Raymond,a national of your country, who has the same last name with you .On- the 21st of August 2009; my Late client was involved in a car accident,Unfortunately he lost his life.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposit was lodged. The bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $2.8Million dollars has issued me with a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account Confiscated within the next twenty- one official working days.

Get back to me as soon as possible on my private email (bronxsecanassociates@consultant.com) and please Dont be offended,if this request is against your ethics moral or moral philosophy.

Best regards,
Carlos Fernandez (Esq.)

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