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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: Mr David Soanes <office1@westbaypropertiesgh.com>
Reply-To: mr_davidsoanes@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2015 10:17:08 +0000
Subject: Mr. David Soanes


Mr. David Soanes,

I expect my letter to meet you in good health and your finest mood
today; my name is Mr. David Soanes, the Group Managing Director and
Global Head of the Financial Institutions Group UBS Investment Bank,
London. 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 and confidential, because of the
nature of this transaction. During our annual auditing of bank
accounts in my bank, I discovered an unclaimed / abandoned fund, the
total amount of (Twenty Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Great
British Pounds Sterling) in an account that belongs to one of our
foreign deceased customer, a Billionaire Business Mogul Late Mr.
Moises Saba Masri, a Jew from Mexico who was a victim of a helicopter
crash in the year 2010, resulting to his death and his family members.
Saba Masri was 46 years old; also in the chopper at the time of the
crash he was
with his wife, and their only Son Alberto Masri. The pilot was also dead.

You can get more information’s as regards to the crash and the death
of our late customer Mr. Moses Saba on the website address below.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3832556,00.html


The UBS Investment 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 sincerely
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 (Twenty
Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling) will
be transferred to your bank account as the next of kin to Late Mr.
Moises Saba Masri, and afterwards the fund will be disbursed or shared
in these percentage ratio 55% for me and 45% for you. The choice of
contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of your
country, particularly due to the sensitivity of this transaction. I
got your contact from your country international business information.
All I ask is your honest most Co-operations, Confidentiality and Trust
to enable us see this transaction through. I can assure you that this
transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law, as in your country and here in
London once the fund is transferred to your bank account. On your
confirmation of this message and indicating your interest, kindly
provide me the following details below.

1. Your Full Name:
2. Your Contact Address:
3. Your Direct Mobile Telephone Number:
4. Your Date of Birth:
5. Your Occupation:
6. Your Gender:

This detail will enable me upload your data into our bank database to
reflect in the bank network system that you are the named next of
kin/will beneficiary. 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 you have to keep this transaction 100% secret and
confidential because of my position here in my bank and note that we
have few days to carry out this business, I am waiting for your prompt
response. Please endeavor to let me know your decision as soon as
possible.

Best Regards,
Mr. David Soanes

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