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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 <karlbrader1980@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: karlbrader2332@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:23:43 +0200
Subject: (no subject)






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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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