419 scam: Info Gomez <sirgomezmail@gmail.com> I Need Your Urgent Reply,

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Info Gomez <sirgomezmail@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gomezltd@rediffmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:13:32 +0100 (BST)
Subject: I Need Your Urgent Reply,

Hello Dear,

I am Sir, C. A. Gomez, Esq., a legal attorney in Benin Republic. This letter is highly privileged, and it requires your immediate attention.

You are receiving this letter because your family name connected to a deceased client Engr. Michael,who was a national of your country.

Engr. Michael was involved in an auto accident with the wife and two children in 2010 when a truckload of cement lost break, ran into their vehicle, and killed all.

Egnr.Michael had a fixed-term Deposit with a bank which worth 10.5million Euros. Since the event of the accident, none of his extended family has been located for the claim of this money. There is urgent need for me to present a beneficiary to the bank for the claim of the inheritance. The bank notified me of recent, their decision to declare the inheritance to the government as their only option since there is no available kin of the deceased to inherit the money.

Given to your nationality with Engr. Michael ,I want to present you to the bank as the beneficiary for the inheritance.

Forward me your full contact details immediately to proceed in getting change on ownership to your name.

I look forward to your immediate response so that we can discuss about your percentage..

Kind Regards,

Sir C.A. Gomez, Esq.

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