419 scam: "Mr Ortega Navas" <cali@navitrans.com.co> About Mr. Johan !!!.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Ortega Navas" <cali@navitrans.com.co>
Reply-To: navas@1email.eu
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 02:32:14 -0500
Subject: About Mr. Johan !!!.

My dear friend,

First I will like to introduce my self, my name is Mr. Ortega Navas the personal investment adviser and solicitor to my deceased client who has the same family name with you, he worked as a private business person in the international arena. In 2008 my client died of a massive heart attack, my client was single and childless.

He left a fortune worth 10,500,000 (ten million five hundred thousand euros), which is located in a bank here in Spain. The Bank has been contacting me to provide the next of kin or the beneficiary of the said fund from Mr Johan.

After several effort to locate his relatives which was unsuccessful, I decided to contact you because you have the same last name with him. I need your consent and cooperation to introduce you as the beneficiary. Consequently, I will propose to split the fortune with you. You will get 45% percent of the total fund and 45% percent will then be entitled to me, then the remaining 10% percent will be donated to Non-Profit Organizations.

All necessary documents include the certificate of origin in order to avoid the questions of the Bank will be aquired and notarized to put you in place as the beneficiary, all the required documents which you will need for the process will all be legal and authenticated.

The fortune contains no criminal origin, The process will be carried out properly without any complications, with all the necessary documents the transfer will be completed in accordance. All I need from you is your trust and good cooperation.

Please contact me via my Private Fax: 00 34 917 692 656, or my private email info@navaschambers.es This transaction is 100% risk free and will be processed through legal procedures. Please send me your direct telephone number for easy communication

Best regards
Mr Ortega Navas
Tel/Fax: 0034 917 692 656

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