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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. Robert William Maddox." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drbobmaddox@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 01:37:07 +0300
Subject: Re: Friday e-mail.

Hello,

I sent you this e-mail yesterday but I got no response from you.

I know my name seems strange to you as we have never had any communication before.

Due to the urgency of the matter, I had to breach protocols to make contact with you. Please forgive me for intruding your privacy.

My name is Dr. Robert William Maddox and I work as an investment portfolio manager with one of the UBS Investment Bank branches in London, United Kingdom where I manage investment portfolio accounts on behalf of our private clients in high yield investments with less risk.

There is an Investment Portfolio Account under my custody with the sum of £22.6 Million Great British Pounds. Unfortunately, the owner of the account died in a plane crash with his immediate family without records of an alternative person as Next of Kin. This is because most of our private clients are very discreet with their funds and family information and it is our duty to carry out their request once we are able to do due diligence to make sure the funds are genuine.

Auditors are about to audit accounts after which funds in all dormant accounts with a period of 5 years with no beneficiaries to claim them will be transferred to the Crown, Her Majesty the Queen of England through HM Treasuries for Government use.

In view of this recent development, I have decided to claim this money personally by presenting someone with the same last name as the deceased to come forward to my bank as the next of kin and beneficiary for our both benefit without breaking any laws.

This is why I contacted you so that we can make good use of this once in a life time opportunity.

I got your contact information from the chambers of commerce and industry of your country in your embassy here in London believing that you can be trusted in confidence to carry out this proposition successfully as the next of kin and beneficiary to the money using vital information I shall provide to you.

Can you be trusted in confidence as partners?

With my expertise in the banking sector and connections in the British legal system, I can provide information and legal documents that will certify you as the legitimate next of kin to the deceased and beneficiary to his money as an inheritance.

The money can be used as an investment in your company, finance a project or investment in real estates or any other viable investment in your country together as partners.

If you are willing to take this opportunity, and capable of receiving such amount of money, please accurately provide the following information below;

• FULL NAME:
• RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
• COMPANY NAME:
• COMPANY ADDRESS:
• TELEPHONE:
• FAX:
• MOBILE:
• EMAIL:
• OCCUPATION:
• POSITION HELD IN THE COMPANY:
• MARITAL STATUS:
• AGE:

Once I receive the above information, I will provide you with detailed information on what to do to present yourself to my bank.

With your fullest co-operation, this transaction is expected to be completed within a maximum of 10 bank working days.

Please note that this is a confidential communication and dealing therefore no one (bank, family, friend or lawyer) must know about this proposition until it is successfully completed to avoid any breach that will jeopardize it and put us into trouble.

Also, my bank must not know that I am directly involved.

Your quick response will be highly appreciated.

Sincere regards,

Dr. Robert William Maddox.
Portfolio Manager (UHNW),
Wealth Management Division
UBS Investment Bank,
1 Finsbury Avenue, London, EC2M 2PP
United Kingdom.
Tel: + 44-793-714-1786, + 44-703-594-4887.

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