419 scam: "BARR ALEX MATEZ"<barralexmatez@lawyer.net> RE:VERY PRIVATE

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "BARR ALEX MATEZ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <b.matez4@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:33:16 -0700
Subject: RE:VERY PRIVATE

Hello,

Please accept my sincere apology if my email does not suit your business
or personal ethics. I will first introduce myself to you. My name is Barr.
Alex Matez, the Attorney to Late Mr. Andreas Schranner, A German Businessman
and a miner at Kruger Gold Company, a Geologist by profession and he died since
2000.No other person knows this money . Please view this website for
verification http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm My Client

Mr. Andreas Schranner have a deposit of Ten Million, Eight Hundred
United state dollars (US$10.8M) in a Consignment with a Finance Security
Firm. Since then, nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of
this money, as he has no family member that has any knowledge as to the
existence of either the deposited US$10.8M in a consignment; I have
confidently discussed this issue with some of the Finance Security Firm
officials and we have agreed to find a reliable partner to deal with.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the Next
of kin and beneficiary receiver of this late client?s deposit US$10.8M in
a consignment , The consignment was registered as CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC
DOCUMENTS; but its only me and you knows the content to be money please
don't let any one know about it to avoid losing the funds. If you are
interested to receive the consignment kindly let me know at once.

I am ready to release 50% of the total money to you for your help; I will
be expecting your reply today please advice me of any good and lucrative
business in your country that I can invest my share into. This transaction
is totally free of risk and life time opportunity for us for our mutual
benefits. Kindly respond back to me to enable me give you the next step to
adopt to enable us bring this life changing deal to reality.

My client Mr. Andreas Schranner, his wife Maria, their daughter Andrea
Eich, his son in law Christian, and their children Maximilian and
Katharina, all perished on the Monday, 31 July, 2000 plane crash in western German city of
Moenchengladbach

I look forward to your earliest reply,

Best regards

Barr. Alex Matez.

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