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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 RUBEN ANDERSSON <officec@tim.it>
Reply-To: drruben436367@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2017 02:48:20 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Next of Kin/Beneficiary

Hello My Very Good Friend,




YOUR
CONSENT IS URGENTLY NEEDED



First, I'm soliciting your
utmost confidentiality in this Transaction.I am DR RUBEN ANDERSSON,the foreign
Operations Manager Citi Bank Plc. One of our customers who bears the same name
with you, a national of your country, who used to work with Chevron Oil
Producing Company in Nigeria that died On the Thursday, December 25, 2003
Posted: 2215 GMT ( 6:15 AM HKT),on the single reason of visiting his in-laws.
His wife{A LEBANESE} and their only daughter were involved in a Plane crash in
Benin Republic, in West Africa on their way home for the holidays and were
among the people confirmed dead.




...Check the cnn website here for confirmation...(http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/25/benin.crash/index.html




Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of
his extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track over the Internet, to locate any
member of his family or relative hence I contacted you.I'm taking this
advantage in order to better my life and that of my family. I have contacted
you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$20.7 million Left behind by
our customer before it get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by our bank
where this huge amount was deposited Our bank has issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin or have the account confiscated in the next six months. For the
fact that I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives since then I seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, so that the
proceeds of this account can be paid to you.


Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
percentage that is coming to me after the money is been credited in your
chosen account and the modalities for transfer. I can assist in procuring the
necessary information and legal documents that may be needed to actualize this
proposal since I will contract the services of our bank accredited lawyer who
will legally represent you here. All I require from you is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this
will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.


If this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly get back to me .I want you to
also furnish me with your private telephone/fax or preferably your mobile
numbers and I will have to apply for the release and subsequent Transfer of the
fund in your favor.



Please get in touch with me first by my secured and confidential email



Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.



Yours Faithfully,
DR RUBEN ANDERSSON


Please upon your response include your private telephone and fax for further
and oral communication

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