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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: "Mr Karl Brader" <office@karl.com>
Reply-To: karlbrader2332@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:35:38 +0100
Subject: N/A

Your Attention;

Greetings to you and your family. I am with Investment Banking, RBA
Zentralbank, Bern, Switzerland. I am contacting you independently as no one is
informed of this communication. On July 6, 2004, a client of ours, a
consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation though now
deceased, had a financial portfolio with accrued profit and interest standing
at 21Million United States Dollars, which he requested be liquidated from his
accounts and have it deposited with our affiliate investment and security
firm, RBA FINANZ for numbered fixed deposit for 6 (six) calendar months for a
good investment interest rate (call deposit) as advised by me at that time. I
undertook all the processes and ensured I followed his precise Instructions to
the letter and had the funds deposited at RBA FINANZ.Upon maturity several
notice was sent to him and no response came from him.

Another notification was sent last year and still no response came from
him. The Bank officially sent a two-man delegate to his contract employers,
Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation and to his forwarding address in Malaysia
where he resides only to find out threaten receipt at the business mogul and
his family perished in the Tsunami disaster. After further investigations, it
was also discovered that the decease did not declare any next of kin in his
official papers, including the paper work of his bank deposit. So, Twenty One
Million United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever
come forward to claim it. According to the laws of my country, since the
contract period has long expired, after rolling over, the funds will revert to
the ownership of the Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Please
note that, I alone have the deposit details and I am prepared to share the
deposit with you in halves plus interest accrued till date. That is: I will
simply nominate you as the next of kin and have RBA FINANZ Release the deposit
to you and we share the proceeds 50/50.I need your partnership as a foreigner
to ask the funds be released to you. I assure you that with all legal
paperwork secured in your favor and drawn up in my bank, the deposit should be
released to you within a few days via direct transfer to your provided
account. I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the
deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out by me for the
deposit to be released in your favor as the beneficiary next of kin. Please
acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business
endeavor. I have intentionally left out the details. Please acknowledge
receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutualpartnership,endeavor by
furnishing me with your Full Names, Date of Birth, Telephone Number, Fax
Number, company / position held, Email address, Contact address and Postal
address.

These requirements will enable us file letter of claim to the appropriate
departments for necessary approvals in your favor for the deposit to be
released to you before the transfer can be made. We both stand to be well
compensated on final conclusion of this project. Your share stays in your
account while the rest shall be for me for Investment purposes.

I find myself privileged to have this information and this is a great
opportunity of a life time of success without risks. These requirements will
enable us file letters of claim to the appropriate departments for necessary
approvals in your favor for the deposit to be released to you. We both stand
to be well compensated on final conclusion of this project; I intend to go
into lucrative investments with you as the fund’s manager which is if you are
willing. If this business endeavor is acceptable by you, do not take undue
advantage of the trust I bestow in you. Please reply to this mail :(
karlbrader2332@yahoo.com.cn) with your advised information, I would appreciate
the mutual relationship.

Regards,

Karl Brader.


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