419 scam: "Enrique Gomez Garcia Esq"<enriquegomez_garcia@lawyer.com> Referenz Nr:BARR/ 5487642/2016/ES

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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:
- "fund beneficiary" (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 fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- +34651737892 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- enriquegomezlawatgarcia@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Enrique Gomez Garcia Esq" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <enriquegomezlawatgarcia@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2016 15:01:38 +0200
Subject: Referenz Nr:BARR/ 5487642/2016/ES

ENRIQUE GOMEZ GARCIA & ASSOCIATES
E-Mail: enriquegomezlawatgarcia@aol.com
Reference No:BARR/5487642/2016/ES

Release Of Unclaimed International/Lottery/Inheritant/Transfer Fund Notification.

Attn:Sir/Ma,

We would like to inform you that the office of unclaimed Inheritant/International Lottery winning fund in Ministry of Justice Madrid Spain has appointed our law firm (ENRIQUE GOMEZ GARCIA & ASSOCIATES) as legal representative toward the processing and payment of your international lottery/inheritant unclaimed fund which has been credited to your name in Banco La Caixa Madrid Spain with a total cash payout of Euros € 2,815,610. 00 (TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND TEN EURO ONLY). Including the amount accrued under Act. 2016. Section 493 of International Unclaimed Lottery/Inheritant payment Fund.

For over the years the initial transferrable deposit fund was lend to Banco Popular Espana by the Spanish Inheritant/International lottery Board that manage unclaimed funds on behalf of the hier under Ministrio de Hacienda Espana. Last week the committee office Ministry of Justice Madrid Spain made a unanimous decision that unclaimed fund beneficiary need to be contacted for their claim and our law firm were mandated with your claim reference file No: BARR/5487642/2016/ES, with the indication to contact you with the information of your unclaimed lottery fund that there is a new development which clear your file number for processing the total sum of € 2,815,610. 00 (TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND TEN EURO ONLY) to your bank account with immediate effect.

For your information and advice in other to receive your fund, our law firm requires you to send us an empty bank account information bearing your names to our emails or fax +34917905388, in other to enable us commence the processing of your fund immediately to your account. Cause from time to time the Spanish Justice Board auditors do request every unclaimed fund files presented to our office to process for financial audit and update, the earlier you comply the faster your fund will be process. If the Spanish Justice Ministry Board Officials come for audit and find out that your fund is still not process as a result of lack of your respond, they will finally mark your claim file missing indicating a ghost fund and finally confiscate the fund and will be paid to the Spanish Lottery Board Treasury or the Ministry of Justice.

However our law firm also requires you to provide us with two forms of Identification one of which must be a picture ID: (a) Driver License or State issue ID, this identity will carry the name on your bank account information provided in other to facilitate your transfer fund. (b) Furnish us with your telephone, your address if change where you can be contacted in case of urgency. We are urgently looking forward to hear from you as quickly as possible.

Best Regards,
Enrique Gomez Garcia Esq.
Calle de Daoiz y Velarde. 6,-2º-B
28807 ALCALA DE HENARES, MADRID SPAIN.
Tel: +34 651 737 892.
Fax:+34 917 905 388.
Email:enriquegomezlawatgarcia@aol.com

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