419 scam: gracecsalarich1@gmail.com PLEASE READ AND GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY. THANKS

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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:
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- gracecantoss@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- and fax numbers through my private email address: gracecantoss@aol.com if you are honestly willing to co-operate with me so that i (Aol; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: gracecsalarich1@gmail.com
Reply-To: gracecsalarich@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 16:42:22 -0200
Subject: PLEASE READ AND GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY. THANKS

Good Day My Dear,

Please acknowledge and accept my proposal.

My name is Mrs. Grace Cantoss Salarich; I am the foreign exchange reserves manager at a vault of a financial & security Institute here in Spain. I am writing to notify you of the unclaimed inheritance deposit sum of $18,745,000.00 (Eighteen Million, Seven Hundred and Forty Five Thousand US Dollars) of our late Client, a citizen of your country that shares the same surname with you who passed on to Great beyond on July 23rd, 2009 in a fatal motor accident in auto pista de Porto Portugal.

The banking policy can only allow the release of such funds to a benefactor through an application as next of kin to the deceased. After his death, the bank has been expecting a possible beneficiary, but no luck, this institute has exploited all its ethical possibilities in other to contact his possible relation or inheritor, but no success. Since no one has come up since four Years.

I have made my own research with the help of private investigator, it is my knowledge that this man has been living in Spain for the past 17years and has never returned back home and I also learn't that his wife and 9years old daughter died with him during this accident. I am almost 110% sure that no one is aware of the existence of these funds. However, because of the international financial crises, a lot of reform has been made within the Spanish financial system; this includes the new law on succession/claims which indicates a duration in which such inheritance could be tolerated. Hence, I contact you to stand as the relative to make the claim for you having the same last Name.

Upon your honest and sincere acceptance to cooperate with me, I agree that 40% of this money will be for you, 60% for me. I hereby advice that you reply to me first with your ( 1).Your full Names & Address.
(2).Your Telephone and Fax numbers through my private email address:
gracecantoss@aol.com if you are honestly willing to co-operate with me so that I would be able to give you a call to explain to you in details on how this could
be concluded. Thanks for your understanding.

Have a blissful day.

Regards,
Mrs. Grace C. Salarich
Email: gracecantoss@aol.com
(Or) gracecsalarich@gmail.com
Foreign Exchange Reserves Manager

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