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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: "MR.JOSE LUIS ORTIZ" <ssssssmmmhhht6611@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "MR.JOSE LUIS ORTIZ" <gkhkgkhgms450@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 20:19:18 +0900 (JST)
Subject: MR.JOSE LUIS ORTIZ


I am Mr. Jose
Luis Ortiz,Staff Foreign Remittance and Allocation Department of the Institutions.
My office monitors and controls the affairs of the bank and approving of
all foreign 

payments before the final release by the FUNDS TRANSFER Department. I
am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving
within the institution

both on the local and international levels in line with foreign claim
settlement.

I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some nominated
accounts as these accounts have been identified either “ghost accounts”, 

“unclaimed deposits or over-invoiced" sum. On this note, I wish to have
a deal with you as regards to these unpaid funds. I have a file before me
and the 

data are correct and un-tampered. As it is my duty to recommend the
transfer of these surplus funds to the European Treasury and Reserve Accounts
as 

unclaimed deposits.

I have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received few
days ago from the Foreign Debts reconciliation dept to submit the List

of payment reports/expenditures and audited reports of revenues. In
this light, I am soliciting for your confidentiality and consent to
apportion

this unclaimed sum in your name as the beneficiary and it will be
transferred or ship to you after necessary and due legalization and
notarization of 
claim.

Every process of this transaction shall have the legal backup of the Court of
law here in Spain
in your favour as the Sole beneficiary. My conditions:

1.the sum of US $22, 000, 000, Million Dollars only will be transfer into
your account after the processing of all relevant legal documents with
your name
as the beneficiary; the transfer will be made by telegraphic Transfer
(T/T) confirmable in 5 business days. 2. This deal must be kept secret
forever, and

all correspondence will be strictly by email for security purposes.

Thanks for your understanding
Mr. Jose Luis Ortiz,

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