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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" <mmmmmmmgggs01@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.Jose Luis Ortiz" <jluis909@yahoo.es>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 08:19:51 +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 a sum of $22m (TWENTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATTES DOLLARS) whichcould not be transferred to a deceased customer who works as a director in oilcompany here in Spain who perished with his family in air mishap, On this noteI wish to have a deal with you as regards to these unpaid funds. I have hisfile with me as his closest friend and the data are correct andun-tampered. As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these unpaidfunds to the European Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits.

I have the opportunity to write you based on theinstructions I received few days ago from the Foreign Remittance and AllocationDepartment of the Institutions concerning the unpaid funds, In this lightI am soliciting for your confidentiality and consent to apportion thisunclaimed sum in your name as the beneficiary and it will be transferredor ship to you after necessary and due legalization and notarizationof 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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