419 scam: "Don Jose" <gwz7077@gmail.com> Can We Work Together

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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:
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +34634029312 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Don Jose" <gwz7077@gmail.com>
Reply-To: djg112244@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 05:15:42 -0500
Subject: Can We Work Together

Dear Sir, Firstly, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this=
is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. T=
hough I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehe=
nsive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end o=
f the day. Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. It may surpr=
ise you receiving this letter from me, since there was no previous correspo=
ndence between us. My name is Don Jose Garrig a personal Attorney to Late E=
ngr.Hana who worked with Chinese Mining Company for Thirteen years. She die=
d along side with her immediate family during the Madrid Train Bombing, whi=
ch occurred in 2004 since then all my several enquiries here to locate any =
of my clients extended relatives, has proved unsuccessful. Thus, I decided =
to search with her Surname to locate any member of her extended family henc=
e I saw your name. I know you may not be biologically related to her but si=
nce you both bear the same surname, I decided to contact you to enable us r=
etrieve this deposit from the Bank here in Spain. Before the catastrophe th=
at claimed her life, She deposited $13.500.000.00(thirteen Million, Five Hu=
ndred Thousand United State Dollars Only) in CASH with a Safe Bank here in =
Spain. The said Bank has mandated me to present a member of his family (hei=
r/inheritor) to make claim or the fund shall be confiscated and taken to th=
e bureau of Federal Government as unclaimed. With regards to this, I seek y=
our consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the f=
unds would be released to you for our disbursement on the ratio of 50:50 be=
tween us. All I require of you is your honest co-operation to enable us see=
this transaction through. I guarantee that this transaction would be execu=
ted under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of t=
he law. You can get across to me via Tel: +34 634 029 312 or Email: donjg@ =
for further clarification. Do get back to me as well even when you are not =
willing to collaborate with me so as to further my search for other partner=
explanations. Yours Faithfully, Don Jose Garrig Snr Principal Jose Garrig =
Advocate=20

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