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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. Neville Lesley" <dr.lesleynevi090ubs@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.lesleyneville@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 23:58:19 +0900
Subject: My name is Dr. Neville Lesley


From Dr. Neville Lesley
Investment Portfolio Manager,
London Regional Office
UBS Investment Bank London.


Dear Friend,

My name is Dr. Neville Lesley, from Harlesden. 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. In my department, being the Regional manager, I discovered an abandoned/unclaimed sum of £15 Million Great British Pounds Sterling (Fifteen Million Great British Pounds) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr. Stephen Richard who unfortunate loss his life in an 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 Million Pounds will be transferred to your bank account as the next of kin to Late Mr. Stephen Richard.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% for me and 40% for you. All I need is to upload your details in our bank database system as the 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 100% secret because of my position here in my bank.

I got your contact from your country's business directory here in London chamber of commerce. 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. I will like to invest my own share 60% in your country.

Provide me the following information, to 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 fund and 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:



Thanking you in anticipation of your prompt response.

Best Regards,

Dr. Neville Lesley

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