419 scam: Raul zGomez <raulgomez01@ymail.com> Dear Friend

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Raul zGomez <raulgomez01@ymail.com>
Reply-To: raulgomez02@ymail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:26:29 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend
Firstly, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.

It may surprise you receiving this letter from me, since there was no previous correspondence between us. My name is Dr Raul Gomez Chife Creditor Officer at Bank Satander Spain and a personal account Manager to late Mr. John B Williams.
My purpose of contacting you is for you to help secure the funds left behind by my late client, to avoid it being confiscated or declared unserviceable by my Bank Where this fund valued 2.750 (TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS Only) deposited by my client before his death.

I wish to point out that I want 20% of this money to be shared among the charity Organizations, while the remaining 80% is shared equally between us. This proposition is entirely risk free. I will use my position as the client’s Bank Manager to guarantee the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, I shall then provide you with more details that will help you understand this transaction well.

yours faithfully
Dr Raul Gomez

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