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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Raul Crespo, ESQ" <mrsongll279@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barr.meshedu@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:53:49 -0500 (EST)
Subject:




MANAGING PARTNER
BARRISTER RAUL CRESPO, ESQ.
Apartado 23 Avenida Mediterr
No 3, 1 E-03725 - TEULADA-MORAIRA (Alicante)
SPAIN

25/01/13

Dear Attention Sir/Madam,

Firstly, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by
virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential. 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 first 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 Dr/Barrister Raul Crespo, a personal
Attorney to Late MR. FRED SANCHEZ.

Since then all my several enquiries here to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, has proved unsuccessfull.Thus I decided to search with
his name through the GLOBAL public records, to locate any member of his
extended family.I know you may not be biologically related to him but you
can help,it is an advantage.

Before the catastrophe that claimed his life,he deposited US$9.5 Million
usd (Nine Point Five Million United States Dollars) with a Bank.

The Bank has mandated me to present a member of his family (next of
kin/inheritor) to make claim or the account will be declared unserviceable
and the fund diverted to the Bank Treasury as unclaimed. With regards to
this, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased so that the fund would be released to you and the content be
further disbursed.I wish to point out that I want 30% of this money to be
shared among the Charity Organizations, while the remaining 70% is shared
equally 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 my office email,private 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 back on this Email:

Best regards.

Yours in Service,
Barrister Raul Crespo, ESQ


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