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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: Abelmar <abelmar@edsonqueiroz.com.br>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 12:38:57 -0200
Subject: DEAR PARTNER


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Dear Partner,

I am Simon Ridley staff of Standard bank London.I am contacting you in
respect to a financial portfolio worth Twenty five Million United States
Dollars
(US $25.000.000) deposited in a security firm whose depositor died in mid
2016.As
the Head, Foreign (International) Operations Unit, the investigating team
has for the past years been fruitless to locate my late client, If you are
familiar with private banking affairs, those who patronize our services
usually prefer anonymity and also some levels of detachment from
conventional processes. In his bio-data form, he listed no next of kin. If
nobody comes forward to claim the deposit, the Security firm will by the
end of financial year in 2018 revert the deposit back to Standard Bank.

This will result in the money entering the Standard Bank accounting system.
The world of private banking especially is fraught with huge rewards for
those that occupy certain offices and oversee certain portfolios; the
security firm has no single idea of the history or nature of the deposit.
They are simply awaiting instructions to release the deposit to any party
that come forward. I would have gone ahead to ask that the funds be
released to me, but that will draw a straight line to me and my
involvement in claiming the deposit. But introducing you as a relative
with the right to claim the deposit as a next of kin will mask my
involvement and participation in diverting the deposit for personal use. I
assure you that all the documents needed to effect this claim will be
given to you immediately you notify me of your acceptance to partner with
me in claiming this deposit for our mutual benefit.

I am ready to introduce you to my bank as the closest surviving relation;
upon successful delivery of the deposit to you.

We will share the funds equally 50/50 or we will invest it together for our
mutual benefit.

If you find yourself able to work with me, please contact via email me so
that we can proceed with the claim.

Please send your response to my private email below.
sridley65@live.com

Regards
Simon Ridley




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Grupo Edson Queiroz - Webmail


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