419 scam: "Fred S."<fred.sanchez@guerrerogonzalezabogados.com> Gonzalez Guerrero & Asociates

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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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- abogado.guerrera@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Fred S." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abogado.guerrera@consultant.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:55:49 -0700
Subject: Gonzalez Guerrero & Asociates

Dear friend,

Trust you are in good health and this message meets you well. I have a business proposal which will be of mutual benefit to both of us.
I am Federico Guerrero Sanchez, an attorney by profession and am also soliciting your confidential assistance and partnership to make claim on a certain amount deposited by my deceased client here in Spain.

Upon your interest and positive response, I will provide detailed information related to this transaction. If i do not receive a response from you within 5 days, i will assume you are not interested and I will continue my search for an interested partner who shares the same surname with my deceased client.

Sincerely,

Federico G. Sanchez
Attorney at Law

GUERRERO GONZÁLEZ ABOGADOS S.C.

C/Alcala, 21, Madrid, 28014, Spain

Tele:0034/ 604277391(DL)

Fax: 0034/ 917903773

Email: abogado.guerrera@consultant.com
www.guerrerogonzalezabogados.com

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