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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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Fraud email example:

From: Jaun Ramoz <info.jaun@attorney.org>
Reply-To: <jaun.ramoz@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:44:46 +0200
Subject: Asset bequested to you


JUAN RAMOZ & ASSOCIADOS
Calle Esperabti 11, 3 28930 Madrid - España
Tel: +34-911983772 Fax: +34-917692705



Dear Friend,

Accept my sincere apology for this unsolicited letter to you, I am
aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approach to
establish a relationship of trust but you will realize the need for my
action. My name is Barrister Juan Ramoz of Calle Esperanto 11, 3ºD 28930
- Madrid, Spain. I got your contact information's through the public
records in your country while searching for a last name similar to my
late client. I am writing to you in regards to my deceased client,
Engr. Robert Lloyd who died in a plane crash (Spanair 5022) which
occurred on the 20th of August 2008 en route Madrid to Gran Canarias
(Las Palmas) .

Before his demise, he deposited the sum of Fifteen Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars, with a Security Safe Keeping
institutions here in Spain. The security institution being aware of his
death have mandated me to present a member of his family (heir /
inheritor) or Next of kin to make Claims of his vault otherwise it will
be forfeited, seized or confiscated by the authorities and reverts to
the treasury of the Spanish Ministry as unclaimed. This is because in
accordance with the Spanish law, such fortune is automatically
bequeathed to the government if there is no heir or Next of kin to the
deceased that would surface to claim the fortune I decided to search
for any of my late client's relative which has proved abortive as he did
not declare officially any Next of kin or beneficiary.

Though my late client did not disclose the content of the vault to the
safe keeping firm as money for security and personal reasons, he
declared the content as sensitive personal valuables. My late client did
not state the Next of kin or beneficiary due to his immediate
investments plans. I am contacting you because you share the same name
with my late client; I know you might not be related but after countless
efforts to locate direct relative to my late client and three months
final notice from the safe keeping firm to present a beneficiary to the
vault of my late client

Against this backdrop, I decided to contact you to join me to put
claims on this deposit before it`s forfeited to the authorities. My
suggestion to you is, I will like to present you as the Next of Kin and
beneficiary to this deposit, since you are both foreign nationals and
you share same surname by virtue of my position as his personal Attorney
before his demise, I will now place your name as the Next of
kin/Beneficiary to my late client and I will prepare all relevant legal
documentation that will assist to facilitate the release of the vault to
you without any breach of the law.

Note, I have worked out all modalities to complete the transaction
successfully, be rest assured that the transaction is 100% legal and
risk free. Once the vault is released to you, we shall share in the
ratio of 50% for me, 45% for you while remaining 5% will be set aside
for the less privileged/charity organizations. If my proposal is
acceptable to you,
I can be reached at all times on my direct fax number +34-917692705.

Regards Sincerely,

BARR. JAUN RAMOZ

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