419 scam: "Barrister Bernardo Cruz" <barrcruz1@gmail.com> BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

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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:
- "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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (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.
- barrcruz1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Bernardo Cruz" <barrcruz1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2016 13:30:26 -0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

Office Name:Martin Bressers Abogados
(Legal Practitioners and Solicitors)
Office Address: Calle de Juan Bravo,10 Madrid Spain. 28006
Name:Barrister Bernardo Cruz
Email Address: barrcruz1@gmail.com
Office Web: www.martinbresabog.com

My name is Barr. Bernardo Cruz, a personal Attorney to Late Engineer
Michael who hails from your country, he died along-side his entire family
in train bombing in Madrid. You can get more information on the web
address below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/3500452.stm , It may surprise you receiving
this email from me. My purpose of contacting you is for you to help me
secure a cash deposit left behind by my late client, to avoid it being
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this cash deposit
valued €12,700,000.00 (Twelve Million Seven Hundred Thousand Euros Only)
was deposited before my client’s accidental death.

Though I know that a transaction/proposal of this magnitude will make any
one worried, but there is nothing really to worry about because relevant
document and information as regards to the cash deposit is with me, I have
contacted the bank for the claim of the fund and the Bank has issued me a
notice to contact the next of kin
Since this account is secret and there is no one left to claim the fund I
am contacting 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. It will
be done legitimately and according to banking laws, so you have nothing to
worry about. Once I hear from you then we will establish full contact.
Upon the completion of the transaction i wish to point out that I want:

(1)10% of this money to be shared to charity Organizations
(2) While the remaining will be shared equally between me and you.

Expecting to hear from you, Reply to my personal email: barrcruz1@gmail.com

Your’s Sincerely,
Barrister Bernardo Cruz.

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