419 scam: Fernando Esq. <cindy@cindyburger.nl> Barr. Fernando

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- vingut7@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Fernando Esq. <cindy@cindyburger.nl>
Reply-To: <vingut170@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 05:36:53 +0200
Subject: Barr. Fernando

Dear Friend,

I am Barr. Fernando, I am humbly soliciting for your consent and assistance to stand as the next of kin to my deceased client whom you share the same surname with, he died without any WILL of testament leaving you chances to claim the sum of $18.2 Eighteen Million Two Hundred Thousand United State Dollars, as his next of kin.

For this purpose, I seek your permission to permit me to present you to the bank here in Spain, as the heir to my late client, as both of you bears the same surname, so that the deposited funds will be legally released to you, before the government automatically possesses the money as unclaimed funds.

I wish to clearly state that 20% of this money will be donated to any charity organizations of our choice, while the remaining 80% is shared equally between us. However, do accept my sincere apology if by any means this letter offends your moral ethics.

Further explanation if you are interested,contact me on direct email address with your full Name and date of birth, for more details/information to claim this funds. thus; (vingut7@gmail.com)

Regards.

Fernando Esq.

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