419 scam: "Mr. Julio Aranjuez"<arnjzjulio@hotmail.es> A matter of urgency and importance

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- arnjzjulio@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Julio Aranjuez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <arnjzjulio@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:39:51 +0200
Subject: A matter of urgency and importance

Dear Sir,
My name is Mr. Julio Aranjuez residing in Madrid, Spain presently.
I have an opportunity which arose in my former office which I would appreciate your
collaboration to utilise. Rennies bank of South Africa On 1 July 2008 became
Bidvest Bank Ltd. This was done after a consolidation that saw the
bank placed within the top five banks in South Africa.
My boss headed the Corporate Foreign Exchange dept at the South African
National Treasury Pretoria, Guateng Province. By her position, she was in
charge of our foreign securities and managed all liquidation
processes. During her reconciliation after the consolidation execise, she
discovered an unliquidated deposit positioned as security with one of
our correspondent banks overseas.
The funds are positioned as blocked security and have an International
security identification number {ISIN} which will allow you to confirm
the funds through Euroclear Bank.
What is important is that we reach given terms and have the funds
transfered to your account and you shall dispatch the funds as agreed
to all parties involved without any problem or default or dishonesty.
We intend to invest our share in health care and Estate management.

Any further information I offer you now might put this transaction at
risk as I do not know your present disposition to my offer. I will
give you more details of the funds position on receiving your response
to my email. I seek your understanding for the confidentiality of this
proposal considering the sensitivity of the transaction.
Mr. Julio Aranjuez .
My current email address arnjzjulio@aol.com

I await your speedy response thanks.

Please Note: When you are replying back, "DO NOT REPLY BACK TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS FROM WHICH I SENT YOU THIS MESSAGE; YOU ARE ADVISED TO REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS WHICH IS: arnjzjulio@aol.com THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, FOR SECURITY REASONS".SONS".

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