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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: "Beuker Hendrik" <ubs@vipway.com.br>
Reply-To: hendrik_beuker@gala.net
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:39:06 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Hello.

UBS International Holdings BV
Herengracht 600
NL-1017 CJ Amsterdam, Netherlands.
www.ubs.com/investmentbank

Greetings,

First I am grateful for your quick reply to my email. As stated in my
previuos email, recently I discovered that an account belonging to Abbas
Farhan al-Jabouri, who was an Election candidate and also a business man
made a numbered of fixed deposit, with a value of Eight million, five
Hundred thousand Dollars only (US$ 8.5million) into an account with UBS
International Holdings BV. Upon maturity, several notice was sent to him,
but there was no response. Again, January this year, another notification
was sent and still no response came from him. We later find out that Abbas
Farhan al-Jabouri and his two
relatives had been executed in Mohammed al Malih, near Mandali onthe 29th
of January 2009.For more enquiry about the death of Abbas Farhan
al-Jabouri, click the link
below;http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/incidents/k12147

After further inquiries, it was discovered that Abbas Farhan al-Jabouri
did not declare any next of kin in his official papers, including the
paper work of his bank deposit. The last time he came to my office, he
confided in me that no one knew of this deposit in my bank. What bothers
me most is that according to the laws of my country, at the expiration of
six{6} years, the funds will be revert to the ownership of the Netherlands
Government, if nobody applies to claim it. Against this backdrop, my
suggestion to you is that I will like to front you as a foreigner to stand
as the next of kin to Abbas Farhan al-Jabouri, so that you will be able to
receive his funds.

MODALITIES:

I want you to know that all modalities for the successful of this transfer
to you have been mapped out and success is 100% sure. I have an attorney
that will prepare the necessary documents that will back you up as the
next of kin to Abbas Farhan al-Jabouri, all that is required from you is
to provide me with your Full Names and Address, so that the attorney can
commence his job. After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney
will file for claims on your behalf and also secure the necessary approval
and letter of probate in your favor for the movement of the funds to an
account that will be provided
by you. We are going to adopt a legalized method because the attorney will
prepare all necessary documents in your favor.

There is a reward for this project and it is a task well worth
undertaking. There is no risk involved at all in our planned modalities, I
have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here is your refusing to
work with me and alerting UBS
International Holdings BV. I am the only one who knows of this situation,
good fortune has bless you with a name that has planted you into the
center of relevance in my life.

Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning
this issue. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank
account, we shall share in the ratio of 50% for me, 50% for you. I send
you this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences,
but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that
success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. Please observe
this instructions religiously.

Should you be interested please send me your:

1. Full names:
2. Contact address:
3. Private telephone:

And finally after that I shall furnish you with more information about
this operation.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Warmest Regards,
Mr. Beuker Hendrik
Email:hendrik_beuker@gala.net
Investment Consultant.
UBS.



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