419 scam: "Carlos Hans Cruz. Esq" <carloshanscruz@gmail.com> HONEST PROPOSAL... PLEASE READ THROUGH.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "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)
- "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 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.
- +34672500394 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- carloshanscruz@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Carlos Hans Cruz. Esq" <carloshanscruz@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:46:08 -0600
Subject: HONEST PROPOSAL... PLEASE READ THROUGH.

Good day,

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 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 Barrister Carlos Hans Cruz, Principal Attorney of Carlos Hans Cruz & Asociados.

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
un-serviceable by the Bank where this fund valued US$9,500,000.00 (Nine Million Five hundred thousand US dollars) deposited by my client before his death.

The Bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin or the account will be declared serviceable and the fund diverted to the Bank treasury, So far all my efforts to get a hold of someone related to this man has proved abortive. Hence, I have contacted you. I am actually asking for your consent to present you to the Bank as the Next of Kin/beneficiary of my late client's fund,since you have the same last name and he is from your country, so that they can release this fund to you then we share it.

All the legal documentations to back up your claim as my client's Next of Kin I shall provide them. All I require is your honest cooperation to
enable us achieve this transaction. I wish to point out that I want 10% of this money to be shared among the charity Organizations of your choice, while the remaining 90% is shared equally between us. This proposition is entirely 100% risk free.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand this transaction well.

The intended transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law. However, if this
business proposal offends your moral ethics do accept my sincere apology and please do let me know by phone, fax or email.

If on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with me, kindly contact me back with the below details by E-mail or Fax; carloshanscruz@gmail.com

1. Your Complete Full Name
2. Your date of Birth
3. Occupation
4. Cell / Mobile Phone number

Looking forward to hear from you at earliest. Feel free to call me on +34672500394

Best Regards
Carlos Hans Cruz. Esq
(Abogados en Madrid)
Carlos Hans Cruz & Asociados

Address: Calle Infanta Mercedes 18.
Madrid 28024, Spain
Tel: +34 67 250 0394
Fax: +34 91 182 0287

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