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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: "peterrodhancock02@libero.it" <peterrodhancock02@libero.it>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 22:36:36 +0100 (CET)
Subject:



>From Mr. Peter Rod Hancock,,
I expect my letter
to meet you in good health and your finest mood today; my name is Mr.
Peter Rod Hancock, Assistant Manager Ubs Investment Bank London Branch. I
decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution
of the deal described here-under for our both mutual benefit and urge
you to keep it a top secret because of the nature of this transaction.
During the auditing of bank accounts in our bank, I discovered an
unclaimed fund total sum of £ 17.500, 000.00 GBP (Seventeen Million Five
Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling) in an account that
belongs to one of our late foreign customer (Late Mr. Fredrick Wilfred
Benson) an American Scientist and Engineer who unfortunately lost his
life and family in a fatal car accident.

After going through his
personal file in my bank, I discovered that he died without any specific
heir to these funds. I gladly seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin/ heir to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account
valued at £ 17.500, 000.00 GBP will be released to you as the
beneficiary, which will be shared in percentage ratio 60% to me and 40%
to you respectively. 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 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. Upon your consideration and
acceptance of this offer, please send me the following information
immediately.

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

So
I can send 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 to my private Email peterrodhancock@hotmail.com, so we can commence the transaction immediately.

Thanks in appreciation and anticipation of your urgent response.

Best regards,
Mr. Peter Rod Hancock
Assistant Manager Ubs Investment Bank .

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