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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: "Kenneth Philips" <kenphilips40@msn.com>
Reply-To: kenphilips51@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 13:37:45 +0000
Subject: urgent reply please

MR. KENNETH PHILIP
(BRANCH MANAGER)
UBS INVESTMENT BANK
NIGERIA.
Email:-kenphilips@consultant.com

My Dear,

Please kindly read through this letter and get back to me soon. I am
Mr.Kenneth Philip, Branch Manager of UBS INVESTMENT BANK NIGERIA. I made up
my mind with trust to contact you for an urgent and very confidential
business, knowing fully well that we had no previous dealings.

On the 9th of July 2002,Mr. Micheal Foster a foreign Fiber Optics consultant
here in London made several times huge sum (Fixed)deposit valued at
US$7,800,000.00(Seven Million eight hundred thousand Dollars). Upon yearly
maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply. After amonth, we sent are minder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers that he lost his life with his wife and his only son in
the Bomb Blast at Kingcross underground Station while on holiday tour with
his family. You can Click the news link below for highlights:

<<<<<<<http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8492258/>>>>>>>

On further investigation,I found out that he made no WILL outside his
immediate family, and all attempts to trace his relatives was fruitless. I
therefore made further investigation and discovered that late Engr. Michael
Foster did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work in my Bank.This sum of
US$7,800,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled
over with the principal sum at the end of
each month. No one will ever come forward to claim it. At the expiration of
5 (five) years, the money will be reverted to the bank escrow account if
nobody applies to claim this fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foriegner to stand in
as the next of kin to late Engr. Michael Foster so that the fruits of this
Man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt officials of this
bank. This is simple as long as am here to direct and provide you with every
information required.

There is no risk at allas all the paper workfor this transaction will be
done by the Attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. Once the fund is approved and
released to your account, you will beentitled to 50% while 50% remains for
me.

Please feel free to provide me with your full names, address and direct
telephone and fax number while we employ the service of an Attorney for
drafting and notarization of the WILL and to secure and prepare affidavit of
claim in your favour including letter of probate/administration so which
will put you in place as the next of kin.

If you are interested, please reply immediately . Upon your response, I
shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will
help you understand the transaction. All i want from you is honest and
trustworthy. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that
this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

I await your urgent reply.

Regards.
Mr. Kenneth Philip


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