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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: "Mrs.Juliana Uzuetal" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <invdept@invdept-ubsoffice.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 09:57:38 -0400
Subject: Waiting for your soonest response

Mrs . Juliana Uzuetal,
Operations Officer,
UBS Investment Bank, Swiss.
Email (invdept@invdept-ubsoffice.com)
 
Payment Confirmation
 
I am Mrs.  Juliana Uzuetal, operations officer,  UBS Investment   Bank Switzerland; my office  monitors and controls the affairs of all the  transactions in the bank concerned with foreign  contract payments.
I have before me list of funds, which could not be  transferred to some nominated accounts as these  accounts have been identified either as ghost  accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum  etc.
 
As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of  these surplus funds to the Government Treasury and  Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the  opportunity to write you based on the instructions  I received two days ago from the Committee on  Contract Payments / Foreign Debts to submit the  List of payment reports/expenditures and audited  reports of revenues. Among several others, I have  decided to remit the contract sum following my  idea that we have a deal /agreement and I am going  to do this legally.
 
MY   CONDITIONS
 
1. The sum of USD$320.Million only will be  transferred into your nominated account by  telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirm-able in 7  working days. After you have confirmed the  transfer of the funds into your account, 35% out  of the whole sum will be for you, 10% for any  expenses that may accrue during the transaction  while 55% will be for me.
 
2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all  correspondence will be strictly by email /  telephone, for security purposes.
 
3. There should be no third parties as most  problems associated with fund release are caused  by agents or representatives.
 
If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on  what to do immediately and the transfer will  commence without delay as I will proceed to fix  your name on the Payment schedule instantly to  meet the seven working days mandate.
 
I hope you don't reject this offer and have the  funds transferred.
 
Waiting for your soonest response and reply  through my private e-mail address:  (invdept@invdept-ubsoffice.com)
 
Mrs . Juliana Uzuetal,
Operations Officer,
UBS Inv, Swiss.

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