419 scam: Mr Raul Amanda Jose <mapfresegur@yahoo.es> Urgent Message !!!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- raulamandajose@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Raul Amanda Jose <mapfresegur@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: raulamandajose@yahoo.es
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 09:41:48 -0300
Subject: Urgent Message !!!

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Raul Amanda Jose, the Auditor General of Unicaja Bank Madrid.
In the course of my auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an
account, which was opened in 1990 at Cam Bank before it was bought
over by Unicaja Group which I am the auditor belonging to a dead
foreigner Mr. Kenny who died in 2004. Every effort made to track any
member of his family or next of kin has since failed; hence I got in
contact with you to stand as his next of kin since you bear the same
last name. He died leaving no heir or a will.

My intention is to transfer this sum of 2.5M in the aforementioned
account to a safe account. I am therefore proposing that you quietly
partner with me and provide an account or set up a new one that will
serve the purpose of receiving this fund. For your assistance in this
venture, I am ready to part with a good percentage of the entire
funds. After going through the deceased person's records and files, I
discovered that:

(1) No one has operated this account since 2004
(2) He died without an heir; hence the money has been floating.
(3) No other person knows about this account and there was no known
beneficiary.

If I do not remit this money urgently, it would be forfeited and
subsequently converted to company's funds, which will benefit only the
directors of my firm. This money can be approved to you legally as
with all the necessary documentary approvals in your name. However,
you would be required to show some proof of claim, which I will
provide you with and also guide you on how to make your applications.

Please do give me a reply on my private e-mail raulamandajose@yahoo.es
or fax 00 34 917 903 700 so that I can send you detailed information
on the modalities of my proposition. I completely trust you to keep
this proposition absolutely confidential. Kindly forward your
telephone number where I can reach you easily. I look forward to your
prompt response.

Best Regards,
Mr. Raul Amanda Jose
Tel: 00 34 672 876 912

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