419 scam: =?UTF-8?Q?Eduardo_Franc=C3=A9s_de_Velasco?= <support@fotostudiospijkenisse.nl> PROPOSAL

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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:
- "trunk box" (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)
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
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.
- eduardofdve.esq@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?Q?Eduardo_Franc=C3=A9s_de_Velasco?= <support@fotostudiospijkenisse.nl>
Reply-To: eduardofdve.esq@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 07:50:32 +0000
Subject: PROPOSAL

Hello,
My name is Eduardo FrancÃ©s de Velasco. I am a lawyer based in Spain. I am reaching out to you for a business proposal if it might interest you. I got your contact information from a public record while searching for a last name similar to my late client, who was a victim of the Sichuan Catastrophe, which occurred on the 12th day of May 2008 during their short vacation visits to Shanghai China.

Prior to his dismissal, my late client deposited One Trunk Box/Diplomatic Personal Treasure, containing the sum of $16.2 (SIXTEEN MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) with a Safe deposit Security Company/Insurance here in Spain. It's been more than 10 years now. Therefore, as the attorney, the security company has mandated me to present a member of his family (heir/inheritor) to make Claims, or the vault will be confiscated and taken to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security Box as unclaimed property which is very legal by law.

My suggestion is that I would like you to stand as the next of kin and collaborate working with me to claim the deposit. However, If you will be interested in working with me. Kindly send me your direct telephone number to intimate you more about the process/documentation. Be rest assured this is a very legal and legit proposal. You can also reach out to me with my direct telephone number in the signature below. Thank you!

Best Regards,
Eduardo FrancÃ©s de Velasco,
Email: eduardofdve.esq@gmail.com
Tel No: 0034632513676

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam