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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: "David" <dlambert_desk11@excite.com>
Reply-To: dlambert_privatedesk@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 06:41:40 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Greetings....


Greetings,



I am Mr. David Lambert the Operation Manager of United Bank for Africa Plc (U.B.A). I am reaching you to handle an investment portfolio.

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the funds and property left behind by late Mr Christian Eicho who happen to be a customer to our bank before he died to avoid the funds being confiscated by government and declared unserviceable by the bank where the huge deposits were lodged.



Visit the below links for further detail on the disaster which "shattered and stunned" Germany Which Mr. Christian Eich who never left any next of kin or relative to the bank was involved.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/851119.stm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/concorde/story/0,7369,347596,00.html



Do note that who you are does not matter and you will be better informed when I hear from you. I want you to respond by sending:



1. Your full names

2. Tel & fax numbers

3. Complete Address



Send the above information and I will funish you with more information about the estate and process of transfer to you.



Yours Faithfully,



David Lambert









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