419 scam: "BARRISTER JAVIER PENAS {ESQ}"<tegakpo@yahoo.com> Hello,did you receive my mail

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "javierpenas@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER JAVIER PENAS {ESQ}" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <javierpenas@w.cn>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 00:54:10 +0100
Subject: Hello,did you receive my mail

My names are Barrister Javier Penas,I am an attorney working with a Spainish Law firm here in Spain,
I need your assistance in repatriating $9.5m left in a Trunk Box by my late client.I got your contact
via the public records while searching for a trusted person who will stand as next of kin of my late client.

He deposited One Trunk Box/Diplomatic Personal Treasure that contain $9.5m with a Financial institution here
in Spain before him and his family died in Tsunami catastrophe, which occurred in December 2004.As the attorney,
the Financial institution has mandated me to present a member of his family(inheritor) to make Claims or the vault
will be declared unserviceable and will be confiscated to the government treasury as unclaim.

After abortive search for a direct family member which came to no avail,
my suggestion to you is that I will like you to stand as the next of kin so that
I can present you to the safe keeping company as the beneficiary.
Be kind to get back to me via my private email:javierpenas@w.cn for further clarification.

Best Regards,
Javier Penas [Esq}

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