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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 Brader." <office@karl.com>
Reply-To: karlbrader2332@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 09:40:11 +0200 (CEST)
Subject:




--
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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