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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.J. Richard Leaman" <mr.richardleaman@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:20:00 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE: URGENT FUND TRANSFER


From Mr. J. Richard Leaman
UBS Investment Bank Ltd, London

Tel: +44-7031747783

Fax: +44-8447747907
E-mail: mr.jr.leaman@gmail.com

 

                                          RE: URGENT FUND TRANSFER

Dear Sir / madam,

 

My name is Mr. J. Richard Leaman, am the Chairman of the of UBS Investment Bank Ltd, London . I am responsible for all risk and financial policies at the bank to read about me click: http://www.ibb.ubs.com/Meet_our_mngmt/richard-leaman.shtml           
I  got your contact details from  the national wide mail user on my search for a capable and trust worthy person for this deal and decided to contact you directly after due considerations concerning this confidential matter. I am contacting you for a legitimate business transaction strictly to you.

 I discovered a dormant account in our Bank during our last pre-auditing, with a total
sum of £10,490,000.00 from my investigation, it was clear to me that the owner of this dormant account by name John Shumejda is dead, for more details
visit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1742404.stm

Since his death, nobody has operated in this account because the account has NO
BENEFICIARY NEXT OF KIN attached to it. According to British Government new law that all dormant account will be confiscated by law if it remains dormant without any claim. I therefore solicit for your sincere cooperation in receiving this fund in your account as the foreign beneficiary of the fund, to avoid confiscating of the fund by the British Government. For details on that
visit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4017381.stm.

If you are interested, kindly get back to me as soon as possible so that I can advise you
on the information needed from you which the Attorney who is going to work with me
here will use to start the paper work in your name and securing of Letter of Probate
and Letter of Administration from the Probate Division British Government {Where there is no WILL} that will legalize and authorize you the beneficiary to the fund to enable the Bank release the fund to your bank account.  This transaction will be done in a legitimate procedure within 10
banking days; Sharing will be 60% for me and 40% for you. Be informed that this
transaction is 100% total risk free on both sides. If you have any question kindly
state them in your reply to my email and I will respond to that.


My Regards,

Mr. J. Richard Leaman.
Joint global head of equities & risk manager
UBS Investment Bank Ltd, London


  

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