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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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Fraud email example:

From: "DAVID LAMBERT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lambiedavid01@excite.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 00:35:20 -0800
Subject: Please, Kindly Indicate Your Desire And Willingness To Assist

David Lambert
South Quay Plaza
183 Marsh Wall
London
E14 9SR


I am David Lambert,British citizen and Principal assurance manager for
the HSBC in London. A staff of Yokozona consultancy firm got in touch
with me regarding the estate of Philip Smith. And an investment placed
under our banks management 3 years ago.I would respectfully request
that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the
integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail.I
contact you independent of our investigation and no one is informed of
this communication.


I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would
be of interest to you.In 1997,the subject matter;Philip Smith came to
our bank to engage in business discussions with our private banking
division.He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of 48.35
million United States dollars,which he wished to have us turn over
(invest) on his behalf.I was the officer assigned to his case,I made
numerous suggestions in line with my duties as the de-facto chief
operations officer, especially given the volume of funds he wished to
put into our bank. We met on numerous occasions prior to any investments
being placed.I encouraged him to consider various growth funds with
prime ratings.The favored route in my advice to customers is to start
by assessing data on 6000 traditional stocks and bond managers and 2000
managers of alternative investments.Based on my advice,We spun the
money around various opportunities and made attractive margins within
few months of operation,the accrued profit and interest stood at this
point at over 51 million United States Dollars,this margin was not the
full potential of the fund but he desired low risk guaranteed returns
on investments. In mid 1998, he asked that the money be liquidated
because he needed to make an urgent investment requiring cash payments
in United Kingdom.He directed that I liquidate the funds and had it
deposited with United Assets Management UK (in their Securities Trading
Firm).I informed him that HSBC London would have to make special
arrangements to have this done and in order not to circumvent due
process,the bank would have to make a 9.5 % deduction from the funds to
cater for banking and statutory charges.He complained about the charges
but later came around when I explained to him the complexities of the
task he was asking of us.I contacted my affiliate in United Kingdom and
had the funds made available to United Assets Management.

We undertook all the processes and made sure I followed his precise
instructions to the letter and had the funds deposited at United Assets
Management UK United Kingdom.United Assets Management UK is a specialist
bank that accepts deposits from high net worth individuals and blue chip
corporations that handle valuable products or undertake transactions
that need immediate access to cash.In Line with instructions,the money
was deposited with United Assets Management UK (in their Securities
Trading Firm).

Philip Smith told me he wanted the money there as soon as he got into the
United Kingdom,this was the last communication we had, this transpired
around 25th February 1999.In Sept last year, we got a call from United
Assets Management UK informing us about the inactivity of that particular
portfolio.This was an astounding position as far as I was concerned,given
the fact that I managed the international private banking sector I was
the only one who knew about the deposit at United Assets Management UK,
and I could not understand why Philip Smith had not come forward to claim
his deposit.I made futile efforts to locate Philip Smith.Four days later,
information started to trickle in,apparently Philip Smith was dead.A
person who suited his description was declared dead of AUTO ACCIDENT
TRAUMA in Birmingham England.We were soon enough, able to identify the
body and cause of death was confirmed.The bank immediately launched an
investigation into possible surviving next of kin to alert about the
situation and also to come forward to claim his estate.In the field of
private banking,opening an account with us means no one will know of its
existence,accounts are rarely held under a name;depositors use numbers and
codes to make the accounts anonymous.This bank also gives the choice to
depositors of having their mail sent to them or held at the bank itself,
ensuring that there are no traces of the account and as I said,rarely do
they nominate next of kin.

Private banking clients apart from not nominating next of kin also usually
in most cases leave wills in our care,in this case; Philip Smith died
intestate.

In line with our internal processes for account holders who have passed
away,we instituted our own investigations in good faith to determine who
should have right to claim the estate.This investigation has for the past
months been unfruitful.We have scanned every continent and used our
private investigation affiliate companies to get to the root of the
problem.It is this investigation that resulted in my being furnished with
your details as a possible relative of the deceased.My official capacity
dictates that I am the only party to supervise the investigation and the
only party to receive the results of the investigation.You have
unfortunately declared,and I know that you are in no way affiliated with
this individual.What this means,you being the last batch of names we have
considered is that our dear late fellow died with no known or identifiable
family member.This leaves me as the only person with the full picture of
what the prevailing situation is in relation to the deposit and the late
beneficiary of the deposit.

According to practice, United Assets Management UK will by the end of
this quarter broadcast a request for statements of claim to HSBC in
London,failing to receive viable claims they will most probably revert
the deposit back to HSBC in London.This will result in the money entering
the HSBC in London accounting system and the portfolio will be out of my
hands and out of the private banking division.This will not happen if I
have my way. What I wish to relate to you will smack off unethical
practice but I want you to understand something.It is only an outsider
to the banking world who finds the internal politics of the banking world
aberrational.The world of private banking especially is fraught with huge
rewards for those who occupy certain offices and oversee certain portfolios.
You should have begun by now to put together the general direction of what
I propose.There is US$ 48,370,000.00 deposited in United Assets Management
UK,I alone have the deposit details and they will release the deposit to
no one unless I instruct them to do so.

I alone know of the existence of this deposit for as far as United Assets
Management UK is concerned,the transaction with Philip Smith concluded when
I sent the funds to United Assets Management UK,all outstanding interactions
in relation to the file are just customer services and due process.United
Assets Management UK has no single idea of the history or nature of the
deposit. They are simply awaiting instructions to release the deposit to any
party that comes forward.This is the situation.This bank has spent great
amounts of money trying to track this man's family;they have investigated
for months and have found no family.The investigation has come to an end.

My proposal,I am prepared to place you as the next of kin in a position to
instruct United Assets Management UK to release the deposit to you as the
closest surviving relation.Upon receipt of the deposit,I am prepared to
share the money with you in half.That is:I will simply nominate you as the
next of kin and have them release the deposit to you. We share the proceeds
50/50.

I would have gone ahead to ask the funds be released to me,but that would
have drawn a straight line to my involvement in claiming the deposit.I
assure you that I could have the deposit released to you within a few days.
I will simply inform the bank of the final closing of the file relating to
Philip Smith I will then officially communicate with United Assets
Management UK and instruct them to release the deposit to you.With these,
all is done.I am aware of the consequences of this proposal. I ask that if
you find no interest in this project that you should discard this mail.I
ask that you do not be vindictive and destructive.If my offer is of no
appeal to you,delete this message and forget I ever contacted you.Do not
destroy my career because you do not approve of my proposal.You may not
know this but people like myself who have made tidy sums out of comparable
situations run the whole private banking sector.I am not a criminal and what
I do,I do not find against good conscience,this may be hard for you to
understand,but the dynamics of my industry dictates that I make this move.
Such opportunitiesonly come once in a lifetime.I cannot let this chance pass
me by, for once I find myself in total control of my destiny.

These chances wont pass me by.I ask that you do not destroy my chance,if you
will not work with me let me know and let me move on with my life but do not
destroy me.I am a family man and this is an opportunity to provide them with
new opportunities.There is a reward for this project and it is a task well
worth undertaking.I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here
is from you refusing to work with me and alerting my bank.I am the only one
who knows of this situation,good fortune has blessed you with a name that has
planted you into the center of relevance in my life. Lets share the blessing.

If you give me positive signals,I will initiate this process towards a
conclusion.I wish to inform you that should you contact me via official
channels;I will deny knowing you and about this project. I repeat,I do not
want you contacting me through my official phone lines nor do I want you
contacting me through my official email account. Contact me only through the
numbers I will provide you with and also through this email address;
lambiedavid01@excite.co.uk I do not want any direct link between you and me.
My official lines are not secure lines as they are periodically monitored to
assess our level of customer care in line with our Total Quality Management
Policy.Please observe this instruction religiously.Please,again,note I am a
family man,I have a wife and children.I send you this mail not without a
measure of fear as to what the consequences are,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.This is the one truth I have learned from my
private banking clients.Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one
accord, we should plan a meeting,soon.

I await your response.

Respectfully,


David Lambert

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