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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: Mark Stewart <stewartmark_uk695@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 03:03:04 +0900
Subject: Mark Stewart UBS



Mark Stewart UBS
Data analyst
UBS Investment Bank London
1 Fins bury Avenue, London EC2M 2PP.
private email: stewartmark_uk695@yahoo.com





Good morning.


My name is Mark Stewart Data analyst at UBS Investment Bank London at
UBS Investment Bank London.
I have a legal transaction for you, I haven't disclose this deal to
anybody. I hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and
confident that i am about to establish with you for the mutual benefit
of you and me. Please for the maintenance of personal integrity and
prestige of my profession, I strongly advise you to keep this
transaction highly confidential for security reasons and to avoid
loopholes for us to achieve maximum success without any further delay in
this transaction.

During the auditing of bank accounts in our bank I discovered an
unclaimed fund total sum of £ 15.000, 000.00 GBP in an account that
belongs to one of our late foreign customer Late Mr.Hock Miller an
American Businessman who unfortunately lost his life and entire family
in a plane crash. After going through his personal file in my bank, I
discovered that he died without no specific of his relative to claim
these funds. I gladly seek your consent to present you as the next of
kin to the Deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at
Fifteen Million Great British Pounds will be released to you as the
beneficiary, which will be shared in percentage ratio 65% to me and 35%
to you respectively. All I request is your utmost sincere co-operation;
trust and maximum confidentiality to achieve this project successfully.

I have carefully mapped out the modalities 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. I will have to provide all
the relevant document that will be requested from UBS to indicate that
you are the rightful beneficiary of this legacy and UBS bank will
release the fund to you with any further delay, upon your consideration
and acceptance of this offer, please send me the following information
as stated below so we can proceed and get this fund transferred to your
designated bank account immediately.

Kindly send the information as follows below;

- Your Full Name,
- Your Date of Birth
- Your Home Address
- Your Fax Number
- Your direct Mobile telephone Number.


I await your swift response and re-assurance through my private
email:stewartmark_uk695@yahoo.com so we commence this transaction
immediately.

Best regards,
Mark Stewart UBS
Data analyst
UBS Investment Bank London
private email:stewartmark_uk695@yahoo.com

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