419 scam: "ALVARO LORCA"<alvarolorca@protonmail.com> ATTENTION PLEASE INDICATE YOUR INTEREST

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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:
- "please indicate your willingness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- lorcalvarogonzalez@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ALVARO LORCA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lorcalvarogonzalez@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:38:05 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE INDICATE YOUR INTEREST

Attention,

I am Alvaro Lorca Gonzalez, in charge of the auditing and accounting section of a renowned firm here in
Europe. Before I proceed I must first apologize for the unsolicited mail to you.

During my audits of accounts and other financial transactions I discovered floating funds amounting to the
sum of Ten Million Six Hundred and Eighty Thousand, Four hundred and Fifty Three Euros, Eighty one cents
(? 10,680,453. 81 EUR) in a dormant account. This account has been dormant for almost a decade now.

I eventually discovered that the owner of the afore-mentioned account is late and all efforts to contact a
next of kin or family relation to the deceased individual has proved abortive.

Against this backdrop, my suggestion is to present you to stand as the next of kin if I have your consent,
owing to the fact that the deceased individual is of a common decent as you are, His name was Mr.David.
By virtue of my position, I can assure you that I will be able to facilitate the release of these funds to you.

Please because my career I request total confidentiality in this transaction. Feel free to give your personal
opinion on this transaction. If interested, please indicate your willingness to initiate the process by
contacting me via email:lorcalvarogonzalez@gmail.com

Sincerely,
Alvaro Lorca

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