419 scam: "Barrister Luis Garcia" <ramesh.salian@ceat.in> URGENT MESSAGE

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "bar_garcisluis147@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "bar_garcisluis147@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +34632246054 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Luis Garcia" <ramesh.salian@ceat.in>
Reply-To: bar_garcisluis147@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:16:55 -0800
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE

Hello,

I am Mr. Garcis Luis. Practicing Law in Spain. Firstly I must solicit your confidence in this proposal; this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. A deceased client of mine, Late Engr. James, that shares same surname with you, died as a result of 2004 TSUNAMI leaving behind a deposit valued of $7,500,000 US Dollars. He was an oil merchant who engaged in businesses between Middle East and Europe in the last fifteen years.

My purpose of contacting you is for your assistance in securing the funds left behind with a security company by my late client, to avoid it being confiscated or returned to the Government as unclaimed/unserviceable. The fund (USD7.5m) (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States) is currently in a facility here in Euro. It is not unusual that a transaction of this magnitude might make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you of the legitimacy of this transaction.

I have been served a notice by the holding institution to provide the next of kin to my client or the deposit will be declared unserviceable and the fund diverted to the State treasury. So far, all my efforts to get a hold of someone related to him have not been successful. Hence, I have contacted you. I am actually asking for your consent to present you as the Next of Kin/beneficiary of my late client's fund, since you share the same surname, so that the deposit (USD7.5m) can be released to you. All the legal documentations to back up your claim as my client's next of Kin, I shall provide. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us achieve this transaction; I will use my position as a lawyer of the deceased use to complete the transaction successfully lead.

I wish to point out that I will want 10% of this money to be shared among charity organizations of our unanimous agreed choice, while the remaining 90% is shared equally between us. This transaction is entirely risk free. I will use my position as the clientâ€™s attorney to guarantee the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please contact me via Email: bar_garcisluis147@outlook.com

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand this transaction properly. The intended transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. However, if this business proposal offends your moral ethics, do accept my sincere apology, or if on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with me, kindly get back to me with your interest for further explanations.

Cordialement,
Avocat Garcis Luis.

C./Pascual y GenÃs, 5. 46002. Valencia EspaÃ±a. Tel: +34 632-246-054 Email: bar_garcisluis147@outlook.com

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