419 scam: "Guirado Gilbert"<zzafirelis@biopure.com> Greetings, Urgent Response

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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:

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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Guirado Gilbert" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gilgado1652@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 15:24:49 -0700
Subject: Greetings, Urgent Response

Sir,

My name is Guirado Gilbert, a legal practitioner in Spain. I represent at the end of January, who was a wealthy entrepreneur before his death in 2009. I entrust you with an urgent issue related to a down payment
made by this specific customer of mine before his death.

I seek your permission to authorize me to present you as his heir, to instruct his bank to deposit the sum of ? 4,755,000.00 (four million seven hundred fifty-five euros) into a blocked bank account. His bank, as his lawyer, gave me the last ultimatum to present his heir, because the legally allowed time for such a claim has expired, otherwise the fund will be confiscated.

The intended transaction will be conducted in a legitimate manner that protects you and me against any violation of the law. I will use my position as a client attorney to guarantee the processing of the required legal documentation and the successful execution of this transaction.

All I need is your understanding and honest cooperation for success. Please note: after the successful execution of the transaction you retain 50% of the total fund after all expenses. I will give you detailed information if you confirm your interest. Expect a good answer.

Email: gilgado1652 (AT) gmail.com

With sincere greetings

DHR. Guirado Gilbert
(Abogados Defensores Y Los Profesionales Del Derecho) Spain.

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