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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.Andrea Orcel" <dr.andreaorcel01@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: dr.andreaorcel4@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:14:41 +0900
Subject: Please read carefully

From Dr. Andrea Orcel
Chief executive officer
London Regional office
UBS Investment Bank London.
1 Find-bury Avenue, London EC2M 2PP


I expect my letter to meet you in good health and your finest mood
today, how are you and your family doing? Please kindly forgive me for
intruding into your privacy. Can you be trusted in a financial business
relationship that will be of mutual benefit to both of us? I got your
name and contact from the International Business Information of your
country with the hope that you will be interested in what I am about to
tell you.


My name is Dr. Andrea Orcel from Harlesden North west London. 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. I handle Investment
Portfolio Accounts for private clients/customers from different parts of
the world who are interested in Investments in the United Kingdom to
make good return for their money.

One of my clients/customers Mr.Ron Bramlage died many years ago in a
plane crash with his wife and only daughter. When he died, he left
behind a total sum of Twenty two Million, Three Hundred Thousand Great
British Pounds (£22,300,000 GBP) in his Investment Portfolio Account.
Various efforts to locate any of his family members through the Public
Records Office, National Archives, Family Records Centre and every other
means have failed. It has been five (5) years now and no one has shown
up at the bank to make a claim. The government is about to claim the
fund for its personal use.


I realised that I can claim the funds if I can get someone to present
his/herself as the next of kin to Mr.Ron Bramlage to be able to claim
the funds as an Inheritance. This is a once in a life time opportunity
and I intend to make good use of it. This is why I contacted you to know
if you might be interested in the opportunity. I know it seems illegal
but you do not have to be scared. A lot of people die and leave millions
of pounds behind without any family member or next of kin to claim the
fund. The government usually takes the fund for their personal use.

You need to understand that there is no risk in this transaction that
can jeopardize our lives; If you follow my instructions properly and
avoid making any mistakes, everything will be okay and we shall both
achieve success. All documents to back you up will be obtained legally
and everything concluded legitimately with our full co-operation.


Once the fund has been successfully transferred to you, I will come over
to your country where we will then share the fund in a percentage of 60%
for me and 40% percent for you. I intend to invest my share in a
profitable investment such as real estate, etc and will want you to
handle my investments. I want you to also imagine using part of the
funds to help people in need such as Motherless Babies, Homeless,
Orphans and the disaster victims in Haiti, Japan and most part of the
world. We can change a life with this.

If you feel uncomfortable with this proposal, please kindly ignore it
and forget that I ever contacted you while hoping that you will keep it
confidential.


However, if you are interested, please kindly provide the following
information below;

(1). YOUR FULL NAME:
(2). YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
(3). YOUR MOBILE:
(4). FAX NUMBERS:
(5). YOUR OCCUPATION:
(6). YOUR AGE:
(7). YOUR GENDER:

This above information will enable me insert your data to our bank
database to appear in the bank system that you are the named next of kin
/heir beneficiary of the fund, and then I will guide your communication
with UBS Investment Bank for the immediate release and transfer of the
fund to you, I wait for your immediate reply so we can commence the
transaction immediately. All I request is your utmost sincere
co-operation; trust and maximum confidentiality to achieve this project
successfully. I have carefully worked out the modality for execution of
this transaction under a legitimate arrangement to protect you from any
breach of the law both in your country and here in England when the fund
is being transferred to your bank account.

Note that this transaction will be executed under legitimate arrangement
and will be concluded in good time good the overall success of this
transaction.

Your swift response will be highly appreciated.

Sincere regards,
Dr. Andrea Orcel
Chief executive officer
London Regional office
UBS Investment Bank London.
1 Find-bury Avenue, London EC2M 2PP

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