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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: DANIEL COLEMAN <daniel_coleman1@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 15:25:39 +0200
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE FROM: MR. DANIEL COLEMAN..




URGENT ASSISTANCE FROM: MR. DANIEL COLEMAN..
FROM: DANIEL.B.COLEMAN
UBS INVESTMENT BANK
WEBSITE: WWW.IBB.UBS.COM [http://www.IBB.UBS.COM]
TEL: +44-7031-893230

SIR/MADAM,

I DECIDED TO REACH YOU DIRECTLY AND PERSONALLY.PLEASE PERMIT ME TO INTROD=
UCE MYSELF, MY NAME IS DANIEL.B.COLEMAN.I AM THE JOINT GLOBAL HEAD OF EQUI=
TIES AND ALSO THE RISK MANAGER OF UBS INVESTMENT BANK LONDON.I AM RESPONSI=
BLE FOR ALL RISK AND FINANCIAL POLICIES AT THE BANK.I AM COMPELLED TO CONT=
ACT YOU DIRECTLY AFTER DUE CONSIDERATIONS CONCERNING A CONFIDENTIAL MATTER=
.

IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT OF MY PERSON,KINDLY VISIT UBS INVESTMENT BANK MANAGEME=
NT PROFILE:(http://www.ibb.ubs.com/Meet=5Four=5Fmngmt/dan=5Fcoleman.shtml [http:=
//www.ibb.ubs.com/Meet=5Four=5Fmngmt/dan=5Fcoleman.shtml]) FOR COMFIRMATION.IN T=
HE DISCHARGE OF MY DUTY,I STUMBLED ON THIS DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT THAT HAS RE=
MAINED DORMANT FOR THREE YEARS WITH THE TOTAL SUM OF EIGHT MILLION, FOUR H=
UNDRED & NINETY HOUSAND(8,490,000.00 GBP) GREAT BRITISH POUND STERLING.I C=
ONTACTED THE BANK MANAGEMENT AND WE SENT OUT STAFFS FOR ENQUIRIES AND DISC=
OVERED THAT THE ACCOUNT HOLDER DIED IN AN ACCIDENT.
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I AM WRITING YOU TO PLEASE STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE ACCOUNT SO THA=
T 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 ONSCIENCE TO COMPENSATE YOU ADEQUATELY AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION.AL=
SO, 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 ACC=
OUNT.I GUARANTEE THIS TRANSACTION UNDER LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENTS THAT WILL =
NOT 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,
DANIEL.B.COLEMAN
(JOINT GLOBAL HEAD OF EQUITIES & RISK MANAGER) UBS INVESTMENT BANK, LONDON=
,UNITED KINGDOM.


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