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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.)
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.
- djblanco31@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: blanco@rediffmail.com
Reply-To: djblanco31@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 04:50:15 -0800
Subject: This is 100% Risk Free

Barrister: Martin Jimenez Blanco
Email: djblanco31@gmail.com
Ref.: RS/218-22/4C

This is my second letter to you, once more my name is Barrister Martin Jimenez Blanco, I am the personal attorney to my Mr. willie who died few years ago, May his gentle soul rest in peace, Before his death, he deposited the sum of $8.752, 000.00 (EIGHT MILLION AND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS ONLY) with a bank here in Spain Caixa penadez,The bank is anticipating someone with the same surname (last name) specifically referred from my office.

All efforts to get his family relatives have not been successful. I came across your contact information and decided to ask for your cooperation to present you to the bank as his next of kin so that the money will be paid to you for our sharing on which will be negotiated upon your agreement, If you are interested, please reply me and note that you are the only one I have contacted.

Please kindly send your reply to my private email address which is: djblanco31@gmail.com

Best Regards,
David Jimenez Blanco.

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