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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: "victor wiebe" <victorwieb7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: victor_wiebe00441@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:49:09 +0000
Subject: Hello i am Viktor Wiebe.......Reply

A very good day to you.
 
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your e-mail which was in response to my proposed transaction with you.
 
Firstly, I want to thank you for the prompt response and your positive disposition towards assisting me in this mutual beneficial transaction.
Your role is basically to front as the beneficiary of funds presently domiciled at a bank in the United Kingdom.
 
These funds are funds presently being held in trust for a Kuwaiti client of mine who is in top management with the Ministry of Energy (Oil) of the State of Kuwait.
 
Your standing as beneficiary of these funds is to be able to put in claims for these funds as once this can be done legally, all of these funds would be paid to you as the final beneficiary. Before this however, I would require from you once again, your full names and address, your direct telephone and fax numbers as well as any form of identification of yourself.
 
Once I get all of the above information from you, I would then be sending you an attachment of my ID which would be scanned and sent to you. Please keep it confidential whenever you receive it from me.
 
I need you to send me any valid form of identification e.g. your drivers license or a copy of your international passport (information page only).
 
You can scan and send them to me through email as an attachment so that I can know exactly whom I am dealing with. This is very important for us to begin.
 
Note that I am a seasoned banker who knows the intricacies involved in both local and international banking as the case may be. Therefore, I would handle all aspects with the bank to release these funds in your favour and for the funds to leave here to your bank account as swiftly as possible. Be informed that the services of an Attorney would be employed to secure the change of beneficiary documents in your favour at the relevant departments as all modalities are already in place for us to achieve our goal.
 
Take note that these funds are being held in trust for my client and once you signify your readiness to go along with this transaction, I would ensure that you are able to confirm these funds directly with the bank where the funds are presently being domiciled so that you can know that what I tell you is true.
 
This confirmation can be done by you or your bankers in order to verify the authenticity of this claim.
 
As soon as you are able to confirm these funds with the bank where the funds are presently domiciled, all necessary legal change of beneficiary processes would be done in your favour and I guarantee you 100% that all of these funds would be paid to you.
 
Please, take note that I am 40 years old and I have put in over 15 years in the banking industry and as such I would not want to compromise my career.
 
Please keep this matter highly confidential. If I could do this alone, I would not have contacted you in the first place. I believe that I have been explicit enough. You shall be duly compensated with 10% of  these funds once you finally receive it in your bank account. I hope you would be able to put the balance funds after you take out your 10% from these funds into very viable investments for my client until a suitable time when he would be able to receive them.
 
Be informed that these funds are legal funds accumulated by my client over time. Since he heads a major arm of the Ministry of Energy (Oil) in Kuwait responsible for contract approvals and contract payments, my client has been able to over time accumulate these funds from kick-backs, appreciations and gifts from contractors.
 
So you have nothing to worry about as these are legal funds and as such you are 100% safe to receive same.
 
Further information would be passed on to you when we speak on the telephone.
 
My telephone number is +44-207-060-1934. Please keep it confidential and also our contact and intended transaction as any lack of this can be bad for my client because of his position.
 
I await your urgent response for us to proceed further and do try to send down all the required information immediately. Just be rest assured that everything would go fine and that you would definitely be paid these funds if you listen to me and follow all my instructions to be given to you.
 
Best regards,
 
Viktor Wiebe.

 
NB: Take note that this is a deal and that it is
between the two of us alone. Please write to me
immediately you get this email and please provide all
the information I need to commence with these funds
transfer process to you.


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