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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: Robins Roberts <rob.roberts1200@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 11:43:37 +0100
Subject: From: Dr. Robin Roberts

From: Dr. Robin Roberts
Mobile:+447024057192
Email: robin_roberts22@outlook.com

Compliments of the day , I am contacting you for a believe mutual
beneficial business relationship with you not reveal at the end. I'm
Dr. Robin Roberts, Director Portfolio Investment , UBS Investment Bank
plc, here in England. During the recent Revision of bank accounts and
services provided by our bank, I discovered a non-resident bank
account that is not operated for a long time were . After a discreet
inquiry , I found out that the owner of this account an American
gentleman Harry Newton, a multi-millionaire, as the business mogul
Hurricane Katrina washed away his house completely in August he died
in 2005. Until now, no one knows about his bank account UBS Investment
Bank and my further investigation revealed that the Deceased immediate
family also died in the tragedy . this account holds GBP ? 17.1
million (Seventeen million one hundred thousand British Pounds
Sterling ) only .

I ask you as a foreigner to agree with you that this transfer Money
from the account before the next examination of the bank accounts. if
the Bank management to find out that this account for this long-
deferred , it is frozen and the money to the bank treasury be returned
as undeliverable public funds. therefore I want you as a "Foreign
Beneficiary" . I need your full Co-operation to make this transaction
work perfectly because the Bank management is willing to demand
immediate payment as to whom the Beneficiary of this money would be
presented approve . a perfect Transmission strategy would be legally
in place in your name down so that no one will believe your claims .

With my influence and positions here , the money would be in your
favor to be re-profiled and any overseas bank account / s you nominate
, but with the assurance from you that the money remains to join in
your care safe arrival of my expectation for the Assurance of my share
. For your involvement in this business,receive 40 % of the total.
Please consider this offer immediately and send me your information as
follows ;

-your full name,
-contact address,
-your direct mobile number
-Your date of birth to robin_roberts22@outlook.com my private e -mail
account to start re - profiling the fund in your name as the
beneficiary heritage.


Feel free to contact me for further discussion and guidance of what
Expected them to call. I'm on your sense of confidentiality and
include confidentiality, to avoid risky exposure when If the
sensitivity and magnitude of this project.

I look forward to your urgent response so we can begin .

Best Regards,

Dr. Robin Roberts
Director, Portfolio Investment ,
UBS Investment Bank plc .

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