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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" <juliemeno@qirb.com.pk>
Reply-To: karl.brader@rocketmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:50:30 +0500 (Pakistan Standard Time)
Subject:

Your Attention;

Greetings to you and your family. I am with Investment Banking, RBA
Zentral bank, 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
that 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. 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. 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,
and Telephone Number. 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. 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
(karl.brader@rocketmail.com) with your advised information, I would
appreciate the mutual relationship.

Regards,
Karl Brader.



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