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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: "Dr.George Allen" <drgeorannal@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 18:54:30 +0100
Subject: From Dr.George Allen


From Dr.George Allen
Investment Portfolio Manager,
London Regional Office
UBS Investment Bank London.




Dear Friend,


Please can you be trusted? I am Dr.George Allen from Harlesden.I work with
UBS Investment Bank United Kingdom.I am writing you from my office that
will be of an immense benefit for both of us.In my department, being the
Regional manager, I discovered an abandoned sum of £15.4 Million Great
British Pounds Sterling (Fifteen Million Four Hundred Thousand Great
British Pounds)in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers
Late Mr.Stephen Richard who unfortunate loss his life with his entire
family in an accident.


The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of
where you live,particularly due to the sensitivity of these transaction,
the Bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the
claim but nobody has done that. I personally have been unsuccessful in
locating the relatives for 3 years now, I seek your consent to present you
as the next of kin /Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds
of this account valued at £15.4 Million Pounds will be transferred in to
your bank account as the next of kin to Late Mr.Stephen Richard.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% for me and 40%
for you.All I need is to upload your details in our bank database system as
the next of kin to Late Mr.Stephen Richard. All I require now is your
honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this
transaction through. Please you have to keep this transaction 100% secret
because of my position here in my bank.

I got your contact from your country international business information; I
decided to contact you hoping that you will find this deal
interesting.Please on your confirmation of this message and your interest I
will furnish you with more information. Endeavor to let me know your
decision as soon as possible.I will like to invest my own share 60% in your
country.


Provide me the following information below,so it will enable me to upload
your details into our bank database to reflect in the bank network system
that you are the named next of kin/will beneficiary of this fund and I will
guide you on how to open communication with the bank and make the claims
for onward transfer of the fund to you.Please note that we have few days to
carry out this deal.



1. Full Name:
2. Your Resident Address:
3. Your Direct Mobile Number:
4. Your Fax Number:
5. Gender:
6. Age:




Best Regards,
Dr.George Allen

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