419 scam: "Mr. Ortiz Ramiro"<mail2@sf-notifications.com> Mutual Co-operation

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +34602056294 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- otzramiro@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ortiz Ramiro" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ortiz289@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 22:31:19 -0400
Subject: Mutual Co-operation

ORTIZ ASESORES (...More than a law Firm...)

Tel/ 011 34 602 056 294

I require your assistance in connection with relative of my late client/inheritance.I hereby request your assistance and delegate the necessary authority to you on behalf of my late client to carry out this claim. Who was a business magnate that lived in Spain for over a decade prior to his death.

Our work is subject to the attorney-client privilege and the attorney work-product protection.Since we are fetching you to assist us, we intent that all of the activities that you undertake pursuant to this assignment will also be subject to all privilege and protection applicable to us as attorneys.

I'll be happy to explain further, prior to my late client death; he made a mutual investment deposit worth the sum of $7,400,000.00 with a finance safe keeping investment company here in Spain and declared it as a family treasure.As the Attorney/Adviser present during registry of the deposit by my late client and family,the finance safe keeping company has officially notified and instructed me to present heir/heiress to make Claims, so that he/she can be paid the outstanding deposit.

My suggestion to you is that I will like to present you as the heir/heiress to the finance safe keeping investment company so you can be paid outstanding deposit.Upon successful conclusion of this project, once the deposit is been release to you, we shall disbursed the content in the ratio of 50% for you, 50% for me respectively as our benefit ($ 3.7 Million each).

Kindly confirm your understanding of this delegation by signing it and returning it to me via my office email address, Email: otzramiro@aim.com as above you can equally send a fax with your Telephone /fax number or you can give me a call at my direct telephone number for effective communication and oral clarification on how to proceed next.

We appreciate your respond in this matter.

Printed Name: ------------

Date: -----------------------

otzramiro@aim.com

Kindest Regards,

Mr. Ortiz Ramiro

Tel : +34 602 056 294

Tel : 011 34 602 056 294

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