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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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From: "LJUBCO PANEVSKI" <info@rba-zentralbank.ch>
Reply-To: ljubcopanevski7777@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 04:18:27 +0530 (IST)
Subject: FUNDS @ RBA ZENTRAL BANK!!!




RBA Zentralbank
Bank Website www.rba-zentralbank.ch
Phone Number:+41794647354
Address:P O Box: Postfach
Lagerhausweg 10
Bern-3001
Switzerland.
Swiss Clearing Number: 6395
Postal Account: 30-38100-3.

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 the return 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 mutual partnership,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.

I intend to go into lucrative investments with you as the funds manager,
that 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(ljubcopanevski7777@yahoo.com.hk) with your advised
information,I would appreciate the mutual relationship.

Regards,
Ljubco Panevski.


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