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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:
- "the 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)
- "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 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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- +34632057611 (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.
- c_ramires@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: cramiresinfo@seznam.cz
Reply-To: <c_ramires@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:49:09 +0200
Subject: Good Day**

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Business Proposal:

My names are Mr. Carlos Adrian Ramires, Iâ€™m a lawyer and I work with
RAMON SANCHEZ & ABOGADOS Spain. Actually, I got your detailed contact
information through the public records while searching for a last name
similar to my late client, a business magnate who lived in Spain for
over a decade. It is with utmost sympathy that I write to inform you
that he died along with his entire family killed in a fatal auto
accident, which occurred December 2004 off the coast of Barcelona
EspaÃ±a.

Before I digress, I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to
you. I am aware that this is certainly an un-orthodox way of approach to
foster a relationship of trust. Yet, I felt compelled to due to the
prevailing circumstances and the urgency surrounding this claim. Prior
to the catastrophe; He deposited a metallic Trunk Box declared as
Personal Treasure containing the cash sum of $8.6M (EIGHT MILLION, SIX
HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY) with a Safe deposit/Security outfit
here in Spain. Due to security and personal reasons he did not disclose
the exact contents of the deposited trunk to the safe outfit. Being the
attorney to late Client, the security outfit has authorized me to
present the heir/heiress to make Claims else the vault will be
confiscated and taken to the Bureau of government treasury as unclaimed.

Ensuing to the above I embarked on exhaustive search for a direct
family member to my late client which came to no avail. Based on this
and the ultimatum I was given to look for a relative to come for the
claim or the Vault will be liquidated and made unserviceable in
accordance with existing deposit laws here in the kingdom of Spain.
Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I enjoin you to
stand as the next of kin (Heir to the aforementioned vault). I know you
may not be anyway related to my late client but having a common surname
with him and the modality I have in place I can guarantee that if you
follow my instructions and upon our capitalizing of some judicial loop
holes the vault will be released to us.

Mind you that this transaction is 100% risk free; there is no atom of
risk connected to this offer of mine as I have worked out all modalities
to complete the operation effectively. Once the consignment (vault) is
released to you, we shall divide the content in the ratio of 50% for
you, 50% for me as our benefit. ($ 4.3 Million each) Kindly indicate
your responses to this mail either via my private email address, you
can also call me on private telephone number for further clarification.
Ensure to get back to me if you are not willing to collaborate with me
so that I can further my search for another partner.

Regards,
Carlos Ramires (Esq).
Attorney at Law
Tel:+34 632 057 611
Email:c_ramires@aol.com

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