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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: Andrew Bailey <marketing@pharmi.uz>
Reply-To: drandrewbai@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 03:25:47 +0500
Subject: How Is Your Family?



--
UBS Global Asset Management
Aeschenvorstadt 1, 4051 Basel
Switzerland.
www.ubs.com

Dear

Thank you very much for your prompt response, Now that you have given me
the nod to explain, First I would like to introduce myself, I am Mr.
Andrew Bailey, Principal Officer Private Banking Dept of the Swiss Bank
Corporation (UBS) Basel, Switzerland. I am getting in touch with you
regarding the Estate of a deceased client with same last name and an
investment placed under our Bank management 12 years ago. I would
respectfully request that you keep the contents of this email
confidential and respect the integrity of the information you may come
by as a result of this email.

In 2006, this Beneficiary came to our bank to engage in business
discussions with our private banking division. He informed us that he
had a financial portfolio of US$11 Million United State Dollars, which
he wished to have us invest on his behalf. Based on my advice, we spun
the money around various opportunities and made attractive margins for
our first 12 months of operation, the accrued profit and interest stood
at this point at over one million euros. mid 2009, he instructed that
the principal sum (US$11M) be liquidated because he needed to make an
urgent investment requiring cash payments in Barcelona, Spain. We got in
touch with a specialist Bank in Spain (Banco Santander) who agreed to
receive this money for a fee and make cash available to him. However
Banco Santander got in touch with us 3 months ago that this money has
not been claimed.

On further enquiries we found out that he has died of heart attack,
which means he died intestate without next of kin. I am writing you
because you share the same last name. What I propose is that since I
have exclusive access to his file, you will be made the beneficiary of
these funds. My bank will contact you informing you that money has been
willed to you. On verification, which will be the details I make
available to my bank, my bank will instruct Banco Santander in Spain to
make payments to you. You do not have to have known him.I know this
might be a bit heavy for you but please trust me on this. For all your
troubles I propose that we split the money in half. In the banking
circle this happens every time. The other option is that the money will
revert back to the state. Nobody is getting hurt; this is a lifetime
opportunity for us. I would want us to keep communication for now
strictly by email.

Given the sensitive nature of this claim, I wish to inform you that
should you contact me via official channels; I will deny knowing you and
about this project. I repeat, I do not want you contacting me through my
official phone lines nor do I want you contacting me through my official
email account.

My official lines are not secure lines as they are periodically
monitored to assess our level of customer care in line with our Total
Quality Management Policy. Please observe this instruction religiously.

I am a family man, with children. I send you this mail not without a
measure of fear as to the consequences, but I know within me that
nothing ventured is nothing gained, that success and riches never come
on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learned from my
private banking clients.

Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord, you should act
swiftly and get back to me with my Email: andrewley@email.com .

If you have any questions feel free to ask me I will be working on your
behalf.

Your Sincerely,

Andrew Bailey

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