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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: "ANTONIO.J"<franjurado@gmx.es>
Reply-To: juradofrancisco69@gmx.es
Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 10:19:48 +0200
Subject: UNCLASSIFIED

Hello,
I'm sorry I have to communicate with you through this medium. Before deciding to contact you, I did some research, but I'm not sure of the information I received, for this reason, my apologies. I'm Antonio Jurado (Chartered Accountant) in charge of audit at Banco La caixa. During a routine check the last month, my partner (director of investments) and I discovered a dormant investment account, opened in 2006 and belonging to a deceased foreigner. Our records show that every effort made by our company to track down a member of his family or someone like the next of kin has failed because the deceased died without leaving any heir or will in his archive. My partner and I decided to contact them in our attempt to find a mature and reliable partner to be the next of kin, (bearing in mind that, the next of kin is not limited to the relatives of the deceased, nor is it limited to the parental circle, rather it is by choice of the benefactor. He can do that, formally by writing, or informally, by secret disclosure of information to the beneficiary. It could be any of the following, a business relationship, relative, friend or benefactor. We intend to facilitate the transfer of this sum of € 6.7 million Euros in the investment deposit on a safe account abroad, so I suggest that you work with us confidentially, becoming the next of kin and provide a bank account or create a new one that serves the purpose of receive this fund For your help in this business, we are ready to separate ourselves from a good percentage of the entire fund r examined the documents of the deceased person deposited in our office, I found that nobody managed this account from 2009 until the date and he died without an heir; no one has come forward for this statement, so money is floating.
The information we have on this account is privileged and confidential because no other person has access. If we do not send this money urgently, because, the period set for this, is ten years after the account is inactive, this means that, on January 15, 2019, as the codex conducts, it would be confiscated and subsequently converted into funds that could only benefit shareholders of the Bank. This money can be legally approved on your name and with all the necessary documentary approvals on your behalf. However, you will be required to show a proof of complaint that I will provide and will also guide you on how to apply.
Please give me an answer on my phone number, private fax number or e-mail so that I can send you detailed information on the modalities of my proposal. I completely trust you to keep this absolutely confidential, it is very important for our success. I look forward to your prompt reply.
Best regards,
Antonio Jurado
Chartered Accountant and Auditor
LaCaixa.
E-mail: info@afjurado.com Tel: +34 698 449 262, Fax: +34 953 825 396

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