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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: "Mr. Jose Luis Ortiz" <ssssssmmmhhht6611@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Jose Luis Ortiz" <jluis909@yahoo.es>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2015 13:55:17 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: FROM-MR.JOSE LUIS ORTIZ


I am Mr. Jose Luis Ortiz, Staff Foreign Remittance andAllocation Department of the Institutions. My office monitors and controls theaffairs of the bank and approving of all foreign payments before thefinal release by the FUNDS TRANSFER Department. I am the final signatoryto any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within the institution bothon the local and international levels in line with foreign claimsettlement.

I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some nominatedaccounts as these accounts have been identified either “ghostaccounts”, 

“unclaimed deposits or over-invoiced" sum. On this note, I wish to havea deal with you as regards to these unpaid funds. I have a file before meand the data are correct and un-tampered. As it is my dutyto recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the European Treasuryand Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits.

I have the opportunity to write you based on theinstructions I received few days ago from the Foreign Debts reconciliationdept to submit the List of payment reports/expenditures and audited reports ofrevenues. In this light, I am soliciting for your confidentiality andconsent to apportion this unclaimed sum in your name as the beneficiaryand it will be transferred or ship to you after necessary and due legalizationand notarization of claim.

Every process of this transaction shall have the legal backup of the Court oflaw here in Spainin your favour as the Sole beneficiary. My conditions:

1.the sum of US $22, 000, 000, Million Dollars only will be transfer intoyour account after the processing of all relevant legal documents withyour name
as the beneficiary; the transfer will be made by telegraphic Transfer(T/T) confirmable in 48hours. 2. This deal must be kept secret forever andall correspondence will be strictly by email for security purposes.

Thanks for your understanding
Mr. Jose Luis Ortiz,

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