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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: "karl" <ijayakoixy@gmx.com>
Reply-To: kbrader@mail.mn
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:14:35 -0700
Subject: Re:




Greetings to you my

dear receipting,

My name is Mr. Karl Brader. I trained and work as an external auditor for a
Swisse Bank, working as part of a bigger team that covers the entire
sub-euro region.

I had taken pains to find your contact through personal endeavors.

On routine audit check last month, I discovered some investment accounts
that had been dormant for the least twelve years. All the accounts belong
to a single holder (deceased) with monies totaling 21 Million United States
Dollars plus interest. Banking regulation/legislation in Switzerland demand
that I notify the fiscal authorities after a statutory time period of
twelve years when dormant accounts of this type are called in by the
monetary regulatory bodies.

The above set of facts underscores my reason of writing and making the
following proposing.

My investigation of the said account reveals that the death occurred in
1994 the exact time the account was last operated.

I can confirm with certainty that the said investor died interstate and no
next of kin to his estate has been found or has come forward all these
years. I am of the settled conviction that using my insider leverage, with
I working with you can secure the funds in the account for us instead of
allowing it pass as unclaimed funds into the coffers of the Government of
Switzerland. This is especially possible as you share same details as the
said investor. This exactly is why I crave your participation and
co-operation.

I have seized all relevant documents (legal and Banking) that will
facilitate our putting you forward as the claimant and beneficiary of the
funds and ultimately transfer the money to any account nominated by you.

Of course you shall be handsomely rewarded for your part in this
transaction as I am prepared to share the money with you in halves 50-50 of
the total funds for your efforts, less any expenses. I shall however leave
out the finer details of this transaction till I receive an affirmation of
your desire to participate.

Be assured that my colleagues and I are on top of the situation all the
time and there will be no risk whatsoever if you agree to come on board.
Needless to say, UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY is of vital importance if we are to
successfully reap the immense benefits of this transaction.

To maintain the level of security required to see this transaction come to
a successful conclusion, I have intentionally left out the details.

To affirm your willingness and co-operation to my proposal please reply to
this email (kbrader@mail.mn), stating your

Full Names,.........
Date of Birth,......
Telephone Number (or) Fax Number,.....
Company/position held,........
Email address,........
Contact address and Postal address,......

You can contact me on telephone using: +447031880781.

I await your response.

Regards,

Karl Brader
Director, Investment Banking.


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