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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. Luis Jose Ortiz" <ssssssmmmhhht6611@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Luis Jose Ortiz" <jluis909@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 23:11:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM MR.JOSE LUIS ORTIZ


I am Mr. Jose Luis Ortiz, Staff Foreign Remittance and
Allocation Department of the Institutions. My office monitors and controls the
affairs of the bank and approving of all foreign payments before the
final release by the FUNDS TRANSFER Department. I am the final signatory
to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within the institution both
on the local and international levels in line with foreign claim
settlement.

I have before me a sum of $22m (TWENTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATTES DOLLARS) which
could not be transferred to a deceased customer who works as a director in oil
company here in Spain who perished with his family in air mishap, On this note
I wish to have a deal with you as regards to these unpaid funds. I have his
file with me as his closest friend and the data are correct and
un-tampered. As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these unpaid
funds to the European Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits.


I have the opportunity to write you based on the
instructions I received few days ago from the Foreign Remittance and Allocation
Department of the Institutions concerning the unpaid funds, In this light
I am soliciting for your confidentiality and consent to apportion this
unclaimed sum in your name as the beneficiary and it will be transferred
or ship to you after necessary and due legalization and notarization
of claim.

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

1.the sum of US $22, 000, 000, Million Dollars only will be transfer into
your account after the processing of all relevant legal documents with
your 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 and
all correspondence will be strictly by email for security purposes.


Thanks for your understanding
Mr. Jose Luis Ortiz,

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