419 scam: Barr Marcel Sanchez <drcrespogomez@gmail.com> URGENTLY REPLY FROM YOU PLEASE

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (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.
- barristermarcelsanchez@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barr Marcel Sanchez <drcrespogomez@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barristermarcelsanchez@lawyer.com
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:44:59 +0100
Subject: URGENTLY REPLY FROM YOU PLEASE

SANCHEZ CHAMBERS
Calle de Juan de Vera 19
28045 Madrid, Spain

I am Barrister Marcel Sanchez Esq., a solicitor at law, personal
attorney to Engineer Michael , who is a national of your country, who
used to work with Shell development Company in Spain as a contractor
and also as a business man. On the 21st of April 2010, my client
involved in a car accident along airport Road with his family, all
occupants of the vehicle including his wife and only child lost their
lives. Since then i have made several inquiries to your embassy to
locate any of his extended relatives, which proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his name
and last name via the Internet, to locate any member of his family
hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist in transferring
the funds valued at EU EURO 8.5 million left behind by my client into your
account in your country before it gets confiscated by the Security
Finance Firm where it was deposited. The Security Finance Firm has
issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin to my client or his account shall be declared dormant
or confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over 3 years now, I hereby seek the consent to present
you as the next of kin to the deceased since you are from the same
country, so that the proceeds of this funds can be paid to your
account.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss
moralities for transfer. I have all necessary information and legal
documents needed to back you up for claim. I guarantee that this will
be executed under legitimate arrangement that i will protect you from
any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me through my email for more details and
procedure.
Best regards,
Barrister Marcel Sanchez
Calle de Juan de Vera 19
28045 Madrid, Spain
E-mail: barristermarcelsanchez@gmail.com

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