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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" <contact@andreaoffice.com>
Reply-To: mail@andreasoffice.com
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 18:17:16 +0000
Subject: Strictly Confidential

Dr. Andrea Orcel
Chief executive officer
London Regional office
UBS Investment Bank London.



I expect my letter to meet you in good health and your finest mood
today, how are you and your family doing? I choose to contact you from
this media, for easy communication. 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 Ron Bramlage in a plane crash with his wife
and children. He died and left behind a total sum of Twenty two Million,
Three Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds in his Investment Portfolio
Account. Various efforts to locate any of his family members through the
Public Records Office, National Archives, Family Records Center and
every other means have failed. The government is about to claim the fund
for its personal use. I realized that I can claim the funds if I can get
someone to present his/herself as the next of kin to Ron Bramlage to be
able to claim the funds as an Inheritance fund.

I am not instigating you to maybe a partner in crime, but a partner in a
transaction that will assure our financial status for a future to come.
I am aware of the unsafe nature of the internet, and was compelled to
use this medium due to the nature of this project. Meanwhile as an
insider in the bank, I have access to vital information that can be used
to transfer a huge amount of money from the remittance department of UBS
investment bank to your nominated account if you follow my instructions
properly. I strongly believe that with trust and understanding we can
have a successful business partnership, which may culminate into the
investment of the said funds into your company or any lucrative venture
in your country. I need a trustworthy seasoned business person to work
with me as the foreign partner in the actualization of this project. It
is economically viable and financially profitable so I grave your
indulgence to partner with me in this transaction else the government
usually confiscate such unclaimed fund for their personal use.

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 modalities for the
successful 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.

Please if you are interested kindly contact me on my private mail
(mail@andreasoffice.com). Furthermore note that this transaction will
be executed under legitimate arrangement and will be concluded in good
time for the overall success of this transaction.

Your swift response will be highly appreciated.

Sincere regards,
Dr. Andrea Orcel

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