419 scam: Barr Torres Lugo <realityconsultant4uu@gmail.com> From:Torres Lugo (Spain)

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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:
- "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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "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)
- "barrister" (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.
- barr_torreslugo@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barr Torres Lugo <realityconsultant4uu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barr_torreslugo@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:07:21 -0800
Subject: From:Torres Lugo (Spain)

Dear beloved friend.
USA .

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 any one
apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well
at the end of the day.

Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. It may surprise
you receiving this letter from me, since there was no previous
correspondence between us. My name is Barrister Torres Lugo Esq. a
personal Attorney to Late Mr.Johnson , a American national based here
in Madrid,Spain

He died along side with his immediate family during the Tsunami
Catastrophe which occurred in December 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 his name through the public records; to
locate any member of his extended family hence I saw your name. I know
you may not be biologically related to him but since you both bear the
same surname, I decided to contact you to enable us retrieve this
deposit from the security company here in Spain.

Before the catastrophe that claimed his life, he deposited One Trunk
box/Diplomatic Personal Treasure containing $13.500.000.00(thirteen
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars Only) with a Safe
keeping /finance company here in Spain. And due to security and
personal reason, the exact content of the deposited diplomatic box was
not disclosed.

The said Safe Keeping / finance company has mandated me to present a
member of his family (heir/inheritor) to make claim or the vault will
be confiscated and taken to the bureau of Diplomatic Security as
unclaimed. With regards to this, I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin to the deceased so that the diplomatic consignment
would be released to you and the content is further disbursed on the
ratio of 50:50 between 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
executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. You can get across to me via Tel: and Email 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 another partner. Reply me via
my private email: barr_torreslugo@yahoo.es or call me on my mobile
phone number 0034634055489.

I await your urgent response.

Kindest Regards

Barrister Torres Lugo Esq

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