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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: "BELZUZ ABOGADOS SLP" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <enrique_belzuz@yahoo.es>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2017 19:03:33 +0100
Subject: Proposal from Attorney Enrique B.

BELZUZ ABOGADOS SLP
Nunez De balboa 115 bis 1 C DATE: 02/02/2017
Madrid 28009 Spain
Tel: + 34 612230861
Fax; +34917692707
Email: enrique_belzuz@yahoo.es



Attention,

My name is Enrique Belzuz, Attorney of Belzuz Abogados SLP Madrid, Spain.
I got your contact information through the Foreign Affairs office in Spain. I was searching for a relation to my late client Engnr Willie Lang, an Expatriate Engineer who worked with the Iberdrola Electricity Company in Spain for thirteen years. He died of ghastly motor accident on his way to France in 2007.

Before his death, he deposited the sum of €8,752, 000.00 (EIGHT MILLION AND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND U.S. EUROS) with Santander Bank in Spain. The money has remained unserviceable for long time.
The Santander Bank is requesting for beneficiary of the money.
Effort to contact relatives of my late client has been in vain. So I have contacted you to stand as the beneficiary of the money.
I am actually asking for your consent to present you to the Bank as the next of Kin/beneficiary of my late client's fund, since you have the same Last name, so that the proceeds can be paid to your bank account. It is my work, it is success.

I will prepare every relevant document that will assist your claims, and facilitate the release of the fund. I have worked out all modalities to complete the transaction successfully. The intended transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any infraction of the law.
I will represent and stand for you through the process unless the Bank decides for some reason to invite you for interview. We will pursue this goal with honesty, and keep the transaction confidential.

Upon the release of the money which will not take long. We will share the money between us. You will be updated with more details as the process starts.
Get back to me through email: enrique_belzuz@yahoo.es ,Tel: + 34 612230861,

Best Regards;
Attorney Enrique Belzuz
Email: enrique_belzuz@yahoo.es


Nunez De balboa 115 bis 1 C Madrid 28009 Spain Tel; +34 612230861, Fax; +34917692707



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