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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447937667569

Fraud email example:

From: Dr David sidwell <dr.davidsidwell@ymail.com>
Reply-To: dr.davidsidwells@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:21:03 +0000
Subject: From Dr. David Sidwell

From Dr. David Sidwell
Global Equity Research
London Regional Office
UBS Investment Bank London.
1 Fins-bury Avenue, London EC2M 2PP
Mobile: +447937667569

My Dear Friend,

My name is Dr David Sidwell from Harlesden North west London. I work
with UBS Investment Bank United Kingdom. I want to briefly discus
about an offer that will be of an immense benefit for both of us. In
my department, being the Equity Head of Research, I discovered an
abandoned sum of Â£19.7 Million Great British Pounds Sterling (Nineteen
Million Seven Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) in an account
that belongs to one of our foreign clients/customers Senator Paul
Wellstone who died many years ago in a plane crash with his wife and
only daughter.

Below is the Bank page login link to Mr. Paul Wellstone;
https://ebanking-uk2.ubs.com/epex/?login

The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature
of where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of this
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 Â£19.7 Million Pounds will be transferred to your nominated
bank account as the next of kin to Late Senator Paul Wellstone.

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 Senator Paul Wellstone. What i
basically require now is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and
Trust to enable me and you see success in this transaction. Please you
have to keep this transaction 100% secret because of my position here
in my bank and in the society.

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.

Provide me with your full details below, so it will enable me to
upload your data 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. As an
insider and my long term experience in the banking sector i have
structure all modality to see the success of this transaction all i
desire of you is you co-operation. I do not want you to betrayal after
the funds have been transferred to your bank account, if youâ€™re not
straight forward and trust worthy please do not contact me.

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

Kindly provide me with your full details above so we can proceed and
get the Fund transfer to your nominated bank account.

Regards,
From Dr. David Sidwell
Global Equity Research
London Regional Office
UBS Investment Bank London.
www.ubs.com

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