419 scam: "Mr.Mariano Ortiz" <xxmortix@gmx.es> URGENT CONFIRMATION

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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:
- "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.
- mortiz@mail2world.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Mariano Ortiz" <xxmortix@gmx.es>
Reply-To: mortiz@mail2world.com
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 02:50:59 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: URGENT CONFIRMATION

ATTN:UNCLAIMED FUNDS.
Email:mortiz@mail2world.com
Tel:

Dear,Sir

Greetings from here!Please pardon me for this unsolicited intrusion.Permit me to
share this
Business proposal with you.i am contacting your in relation of an unclaimed
Inheritance fund
from a deceased client in my organization Resulting to Surplus/Excess funds as our
routine
organizational Audit has revealed.The deceased client died in a plane clash in
France with his
only son on a business trip to America.All effort made to locate any member of his
family has
been proved abortive as any dormant account must be liquidated after 12 yrs and
funds pass on
to Government as unclaimed bill or funds without owner.You and i working together i
can secure
this fund for us to share instead of allowing this money go to to coffers of the
Government to
be shared by greedy politicians
I am a trained banker,with specialization in Audit,Currently Director of Finance/
Auditing
in my Organization.At present Chairman/Head members of the auditing team.
Consequently, I write to solicit your partnership in the transfer of Nineteen
Million and
Five hundred thousand USD ($19.5 Million).into your company or Personal accounts for
onward
investment into any viable venture in your country for percentage.This is
especially possible
since there exist a linear correlation between your personal datum and that of our
late client,
the exact reason i wrote you specifically based on my discovery.Be informed that you
have same
datum with our late client,therefore making it more easier as well as under my
capacity as the
head of the Audit team.
Upon your confirmation,i shall send more details about this pending
transactions.please feel
free to participate 0r partner with me, as you shall be well come on board any time
you chose.
However,if you choose to partner,Re-Confirm your valid data via my contact email
below left
side of this message.

Best Regards

Mr.Mariano Ortiz
Email:mortiz@mail2world.com
Director,Finance & Auditing

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