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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Anthonio De Lezo Abogados S.L <barranthoniodelezo@citromail.hu>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 00:23:30 -0700
Subject: Pls Treat This As Important


Anthonio De Lezo Abogados S.L
Address: Pl. Fuente Dorada, 10, 47002 Valladolid (Valladolid) Espa=F1a
Tel: 0034-602-670-635
Fax: 0034-917-903-745
Private E-mail:barranthoniodelezo@citromail.hu
REF AC/SPN/P01/GTO
Dear [-emailuser-]
My name is Barr.Anthonio Delezo and I work with Anthonio De Lezo Abog=
ados S.L. Actually, I got your contact information through the World E.S p=
ublic records while searching for a last name similar to my late client's a=
business magnate by name Mrs. Ellen who lived in Spain for over a decade, =
she died along with her nuclear family in a car accident along Alicante, ex=
press way which occurred on 29th December 2009.Before I digress, I must fir=
st apologize for this unsolicited mail to you.I am aware that this is cert=
ainly an un-orthodox way of approach to foster a relationship of trust. Yet=
, I felt compelled due to the prevailing circumstances and the urgency surr=
ounding this claim.
Prior to her death she deposited the cash sum of $15. 500.000.00 (Fifteen =
Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) with an offshore bank here in Sp=
ain. Being the attorney to late Mrs. Ellen and family, the bank has author=
ized me to present the heir/heiress to make Claims else the deposited fund =
will be confiscated and taken to the State Treasury as unclaimed fund.
Ensuing to the above I embarked on exhaustive search for a direct family m=
ember to my late client which came to no avail. Based on this and the ultim=
atum I was given from the bank to look for a relative to come for the claim=
fund or it will be liquidated and made unserviceable in accordance with ex=
isting deposit laws here in the kingdom of Spain.Against this backdrop, my =
suggestion to you is that I enjoin you to stand as the next of kin and bene=
ficiary to my late client deposited fund, I know you may not be anyway rel=
ated to my late client but having a common surname with her and the modalit=
y I have in place, I can guarantee that if you follow my instructions and =
upon our capitalizing of some judicial loop holes the fund will be released=
to us.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us achieve this transac=
tion. I wish to point out that I suggest 20% of this money to be donated to=
Charity Organizations, while the remaining 80% is shared equally between u=
s. If you are interested, please contact me via private Tel:+34-602-670-635=
Fax: + 34-917-903-745 or Email:
Private E-mail:barranthoniodelezo@citromail.hu upon your response, I shall =
then provide you with more details that will help you understand this trans=
action well.
Kindly indicate your response to this mail by sending to me the following =
information to let me file a letter of claim.
FULL NAMES: ____________________________________
GENDER: ________________________________________
DATE OF BIRTH:___________________________________
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:__________________________
HOME ADDRESS:__________________________________
OFFICE ADDRESS:_________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER:__________
OCCUPATION:______________________________________
YOUR PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:_____________
Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.
Best regard,
Barrister Anthonio De Lezo
Private E-mail: barranthoniodelezo@citromail.hu
=

DISCLAIMER AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE:
Everything in this letter and any attachments relating to the official busi=
ness of Anthonio De Lezo Abogados S.L is proprietary to the company.It=
is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law. Anthonio De Le=
zo Abogados S.L does not own and endorse any other content. The person a=
ddressed in the letter is the sole authorised recipient. Access to this let=
ter by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, =
any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted in rel=
iance on this, is prohibited and may be unlawful. No liability or responsib=
ility is accepted if information or data is, for whatever reason corrupted =
or does not reach its intended recipient
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