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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: williams smart <smartwilliams104@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <smartwilliams@web2mail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:54:01 +0100
Subject: FROM: DR SMART WILLIAMS



FROM: DR SMART WILLIAMSUBS INVESTMENT BANKWEBSITE:WWW.IBB.UBS.COM
GOOD DAY, I DECIDED TO REACH YOU DIRECTLY AND PERSONALLY. PLEASE PERMIT ME TOINTRODUCE MYSELF, MY NAME IS SMART WILLIAMS. I AM THE JOINT GLOBAL HEAD OF EQUITIES AND ALSO THE RISK MANAGER OF UBS INVESTMENT BANK LONDON.I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL RISK AND FINANCIAL POLICIES AT THE BANK.I AM COMPELLED TO CONTACT YOU DIRECTLY AFTER DUE CONSIDERATIONS CONCERNING A CONFIDENTIAL MATTER. IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT OF MY PERSON,KINDLY VISIT UBS INVESTMENT BANK MANAGEMENT PROFILE(http: //www.ibb.ubs.com/Meet_our_mngmt/dan_coleman.shtml) FOR COMFIRMATION.IN THE DISCHARGE OF MY DUTY,I STUMBLED ON THIS DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT THAT HAS REMAINED DORMANT FOR THREE YEARS WITH THE TOTAL SUM OF EIGHTEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED & NINETY HOUSAND(18,490,000.00 GBP) GREAT BRITISH POUND STERLING.I CONTACTED THE BANK MANAGEMENT AND WE SENT OUT STAFFS FOR ENQUIRIES AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ACCOUNT HOLDER DIED IN AN ACCIDENT.I AM WRITING YOU TO PLEASE STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN LATE OF THE ACCOUNT SINCE YOU HAVE THE SAME LAST NAME SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO REMIT THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN,I HAVE MADE ENQUIRIES AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FUND OWNER DIED TOGETHER WITH HIS FAMILES AND NO NEXT OF KIN WAS LEFT. I AM THE ONLY PERSON THAT KNOWS ABOUT THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE I AM THE RISK MANAGER AND THIS IS THE REASON I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ACT AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE FUND OWNER. I HAVE CERTIFIED MY CONSCIENCE TO COMPENSATE YOU ADEQUATELY AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION AND 60% WILL BE FOR ME WHILE 40% WILL BE FOR YOU. ALSO,I DO NEED TO INFORM YOU THAT THERE IS PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED IN THIS. IT IS GOING TO BE A BANK-TO-BANK TRANSFER TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. I GUARANTEE THIS TRANSACTION UNDER LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENTS THAT WILLNOT BREACH THE LAW BY BOTH PARTIES; IT IS A SIMPLE PROCESS WHICH WILL TAKE A SHORT WHILE IF YOU ARE WILLING. IF I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL TELL YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE TRANSACTION. GOD BLESS YOU REGARDS,DR SMART WILLIAMS(JOINT GLOBAL HEAD OF EQUITIES & RISK MANAGER)UBS INVESTMENT BANK,LONDON , UNITED KINGDOM
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