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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. Andrew Kitchen" <dr.kitchen.ubs@adexec.com>
Reply-To: dr.andrewkitchen@financier.com
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 19:50:36 +0900
Subject: From Dr. Andrew Kitchen

>From Dr. Andrew Kitchen
Director, Head Of Accounting
UBS Wealth Management (UK)
UBS Investment Bank
London Regional Office
1 Finsbury Avenue, London EC2M 2PP
United Kingdom



Dear Friend,


I expect my letter to meet you in good health and your finest mood today.
I'm Dr. Andrew Kitchen, Director, Head of Accounting at UBS Wealth
Management (UK) London. I decided to seek a confidential co-operation with
you in the execution of the deal described here-under for mutual benefit
because of the nature of the transaction. During the auditing of bank
accounts in our bank, I discovered an abandoned sum of £15.400.000.00 GBPS
(Fifteen Million Four Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling) in
an account that belongs to one of our late foreign customer (Mr. Stephen
Richard) who unfortunately lost his life in a car accident.


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 £15.4 Million Pounds will be transferred to your
bank account as the next of kin to Late Mr. Stephen Richard.


This will be disbursed in a percentage ratio of 60% for me and 40% for
you. All I need is to upload your details in our bank database system as
the named next of kin to Late Mr. Stephen Richard. All I require now is
your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this
transaction through. Please you have to keep this transaction discreet
because of my position here in the bank.


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. Endeavor to let me know your decision
as soon as possible and I will like to invest my share of 60% in your
country.


Provide me the following details, so that 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. I will guide you on
how to open communication with the bank and make the claims for onward
transfer of the fund to you. Please note that we have few days to carry
out this deal.


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


Best Regards,
Dr. Andrew Kitchen
UBS Wealth Management (UK)

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