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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: "MRS. ROSARIO MENDEZ" <rosariomendez3770@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "MRS. ROSARIO MENDEZ" <robertopallini@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 22:56:28 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM MRS. ROSARIO MENDEZ


My Dear Friend,
 
I am Mrs. Rosario Mendez, a Regional
Manager of La Caixa Bank in Spain. I am getting in touch with you regarding the
estate of a deceased client with an investment placed under our banks
management, since no one has come up since eight years, I have
made my own research with the help of a private investigator, I would
respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and
respect the integrity of the information you came by as a result of this mail.
I contact you independently and no one is informed of this communication. In
2000, the subject matter, Mr. Abdelfatttah came to our bank to engage in business
discussions with our banking division. He informed us that he had a financial
portfolio of €55.450.000.00 million
Euro, which he wished to have us invest on his behalf.
                     
Based
on my advice, we spun the money around various opportunities and made
attractive margins for our first month of operation, the accrued profit and
interest stood at this point at over €10.500.000.00
(Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Euro) This money has not been claimed.
On further enquiries we found out that Mr. Abdelfatttah was involved in Madrid trains Bombings who died along with his entire family on 11th
March 2004 Madrid trains Bombings, in a ghastly Terrorists bomb trains here in
Madrid Spain. However, because of the international financial crises, a lot of
reform has been made within the Spanish Financial system; this includes the new
law on succession/claims which indicates a duration in which such inheritance
could be tolerated. The Bank of Spain has mandated our institute to release the
funds to the possible inheritor, Failure to respond to this ultimatum would
legally allow the Bank of Spain confiscate these funds as unclaimed estate
(Which of course would go straight to the Government´s account). It is
therefore upon this entire discovery that I have decided to contact you.
                  
If
you are familiar with banking affairs, those who patronize our services usually
prefer anonymity. Most banking clients usually in most cases leave wills in our
care, in this case; Mr. Abdelfatttah died intestate. He has no next of
kin and i am requesting to work with you in confidence to get the above sum
release to your name as a foreign beneficiary/next of kin, and the reason I am
writing you is because I want you to act as his next of king.
 
Upon your acceptance to cooperate,
I agree that 40% of this money will be for you, 50% for me and 10% goes to any
acceptable charity organisation in Spain or your country.  
 
Please note that I have ONLY
discussed this with my husband. For time difference and confidential reasons, I
strongly advise that you communicate with me via my husband’s Reply Email above;
this should be done firstly via the reply email.Immediately you get in
touch with me, I would be able to inform you on how this could be concluded.
Nobody is getting hurt; this is a lifetime opportunity for
us. I hold the KEY to these funds, and from my years as a banker, we see so
much cash and funds being re-assigned daily.
 
Please, again, note I am a lady with three kids. I send you
this mail not without a measure of fear as to the consequences, but I know
within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches
never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learned
from my banking clients. Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one
accord, we should act swiftly on this. Please get back to me as soon as
possible with your personal details as:
 
FULL NAMES:..................................................
ADDRESS:.......................................................
AGE OR DATE OF BIRTH:..........................................
PASSPORT OR ANY ID THAT BEAR YOUR NAME: ..
OCCUPATION:....................................................  
COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN:.............................................  
COUNTRY OF RESIDENT:...........................................
PHONE/MOBILE NUMBER AND FAX
NUMBERS:.........................................
 
I await your response.
                            
Mrs. Rosario Mendez.

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