419 scam: "Manuel.J.Sanchez"<11juan@seznam.cz> **Good Day***

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "30% for you " (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Manuel.J.Sanchez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <juansanchez1@gmx.es>
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 04:00:41 +0200
Subject: **Good Day***

Hello,

My sincere apology for this unsolicited letter, I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approach to establish a relationship of trust but you will realize the need for my action. My name is Juan Sanchez,I am a lawyer here in Marbella,Spain.I got your contact information from your country’s public records.

A client of mine died in an auto accident here in Marbella,before her death, she had a deposit to the sum of US$17,500,000:00 (Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only)with a Finance company. The Finance company has mandated me to present a NEXT OF KIN to make Claims before the fund gets confisticated or be declared as unclaimed and will be forwarded into the government coffers.For these reasons, I decided to contact you,because she did not declare any other person, address, partner or relatives in the official paper she deposited the fund with the Finance House.

I will like you to stand as the next of kin. As his personal Attorney, I will place your name as the next of kin. I will prepare every relevant document legally that will assist your claims and facilitate the release of the fund to you as the new beneficiary.

Note that this transaction is free from any kind of risk,as I have worked out all modalities to complete the transaction successfully. Once the Finance House releases the fund into your account, we shall share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you as your benefit.

Reply via my private email address your contact telephone numbers to enable me call you and give you more details about this transaction. You can also call for further clarifications. Please be kind to get back to me if you are not interested so that I can further my search for another partner.I look forward to your response.

Best Regards,

J.M.Sanchez Esq.
Email:juansanchez1@gmx.es

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