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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: "Abgdo. Oriol Bastos" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oriolbastos@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:27:13 -0800
Subject: RE: INHERITANCE FUND

Mr. Oriol Bastos
Consultor�a y Abogados
28103 Madrid, Spain
Email: oriolbastos@consultant.com
ID Number: AKC00751-BAES
BASTOS Abogados S.L
Calle Rodrigo IV, 40




                                                                               RE: INHERITANCE FUND

Bequest Request,


I apologize for contacting you without a previous notice due to the importance of my proposition. My name is (Abogado) Oriol Bastos; I'm Fifty Five years old, Spanish and Principal Attorney at Bastos Abogados S.L. I have a client by name Mr. Andrew, a Businessman and Investment Banker now deceased. Unfortunately, he was aboard the Air France Flight 447 an Airbus A330 which went down on June 1, 2009, in a heavy high-altitude thunderstorm en route to Paris (France) from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) with 228 passengers which left all the passengers dead including my client and his immediate family.
 


Prior to the death of my late client he made a Numbered Timed Fixed Deposit for Twelve Calendar Months with Caixa Bank in Spain. As his personal Attorney After his untimely death, I have been formally informed by the Bank where the money is currently deposited that I must provide and forward the particulars of my late client Next of Kin so that the Funds in his account can be remitted into his next of kin's account and I was recently informed that failure to present his Heir Apparent will force the Bank to confiscate the funds in accordance with the Federal Banking Laws of Spain.
 


Consequently, as the Personal Attorney and close Confidant of my late client , I can confidently disclose to you that my late client died Intestate (died without leaving a Legal WILL or PROBATE) and all my efforts to trace any of his relative(s) that I can present to the Bank has proved unsuccessful. Therefore I am humbly seeking for your consent and approval to present you as the deceased Legal Heir Apparent since you have the same last name with my client so that the proceeds of this account and his entire assets valued at Eighteen Million Three Hundred Thousand Euros together with the Accrued Interest can be legally awarded to you for subsequent disbursement between you and I.
 


The money will be shared thus: Fifty Percent for me, Forty Five Percent for you and Five Percent will go to humanitarian works and charity. Rest assured that this transaction will be done within the confines of the Laws of Spain to protect us from any breach of the law and I will use my influence as his personal attorney to ensure that the Bank grant Approvals in your favour and guarantee the successful completion of this transaction. Please be informed that your extreme discretion is required. If this proposition interests you, kindly reply me directly by Fax or Telephone and indicate your readiness and willingness to conclude this transaction with me. Equally provide me with your full name, your complete Address, Date of birth, Profession, Contact telephone, mobile and fax numbers respectively so I can start the primary documentations to install you as the inheritor to the deceased assets.



Upon receipt of your positive response with the requested information, I will also draft an Application Letter which you will sign and return to me to enable me introduce you to the Bank for the Processing and Approval of the funds and his assets to you. Be assured again that this proposal is 100% risk free. Thanks for your time as I look forward to your timely and positive reply.

Respectfully yours,



Abgdo. Oriol Bastos (LL.M.)
Consultor�a y Abogados
BASTOS Abogados S.L



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