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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: Jorge Pozuelo
Reply-To: <gzjpzuele5@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 06:30:46 -0700
Subject: MY KIND REGARD.


I am the chief executive officer in charge of Auditing and Accounting secti=
on of a renowned firm here in Spain. Before I discuss anything with you, I =
must first apologize for this unsolicited email to you, I am aware that thi=
s is certainly not a conventional way of approach to establish a relationsh=
ip of trust, but due to the prevailing circumstances that is why I choose t=
o contact you via this medium. My names are Jorge Pozuelo an auditor and la=
wyer with a Finance/auditing firm(Velasco Morent) here in Spain. Based on t=
he prevailing European economic crisis with Spain as one of the most affect=
ed countries in the Euro Zone, our firm has been charged to audit some majo=
r banks here in Spain, in line with government policies mergers and account=
s. During my audits of accounts and other financial transactions I discover=
ed floating fund amounting to the tune of Nine Million Eight Hundred Thousa=
nd Euros (=809,800.000.00) equivalent to Eleven Million two hundred thousan=
d Dollars ($11,200.000.00) in a dormant account, this said account has been=
dormant since the year 2004 after the death of the true owner of the funds=
. Upon my discovery of the above, I requested for the account opening file,=
which was dully perused and all efforts to contact the next of kin or fami=
ly relation to the deceased person has proved abortive. Against this backdr=
op, my suggestion to you is that I will like you to stand as the next of ki=
n/benefactor to the depositor/account owner, if I have your consent and by =
virtue of my position can facilitate the release of the funds to you. As a =
seasoned auditor I have done extensive research thus can guarantees that th=
is process is 100% viable with no risk involved as according to existing fi=
nancial Laws here in the kingdom of Spain which implies that upon conclusio=
n of this audit process and nobody applies to claim the funds it will be re=
verted to the ownership of the Government. feel free to give your own opini=
on on this transaction. Indicate your willingness to pursue this process or=
not by contacting via any of my contact details enlisted below for further=
details. Kind Regards, Jorge M Pozuelo

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