419 scam: "\"Martin Barreiro\"<"<> I need your urgent response.

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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:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +34661220756 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "\"Martin Barreiro\" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <martinjose@bareirooabogado.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2023 00:39:54 -0700
Subject: I need your urgent response.

Good Morning,

My name is Mr. Martin Jose Barreiro, from Madrid Spain. I have previously sent you an email regarding a transaction of US$13.5 Million left behind by my late client before his tragic death. However, I am contacting you once again because after going through your profile, I strongly believe that you will be in a better position to execute this business transaction with me.

If you are interested to proceed with me, kindly respond to me via my private email martinjose@bareirooabogado.com for more detail. I suggest after the transaction, we donate 10% of the money to charity organizations while the remaining 90% is shared equally between us thus 45% each;

This transaction is 100% risk free and I look forward to your response.

Yours sincerely

Martin Jose Barreiro,,

Lawyer

Phone. +34 661 220 756

E-mail: martinjose@bareirooabogado.com

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