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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: "Mr. Kareem El. Adams." <Management@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: mrkareemadams2@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:28:42 +0300
Subject: Fund Transfer Notification.




Financial Service Authority
Transfer Investigation Unit.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Dear Sir,

RE: Fund Transfer Notification.

This is to officially inform you that your uncompleted transaction has
been cleared US$4.6 Million Dollars Two Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars by Mr. Richard Fox and the fund is routed to the account number:
003520515418001, Swift Code: EBILAEADADB, Emirates Bank Plc Dubai. Be
informed that this office has been set up to verify fund transactions to
Dubai and transaction of this magnitude that concerns third party is
required to be verified before granting authorization to the end
beneficiary for withdrawer of the said fund from the routed account in
Emirates Bank. Note that we are taking this measure to ensure safety of
your fund and also to ensure that you are aware of this transaction, that
Mr. Richard Fox is not diverting this fund US$4.6 Million Dollars to
Emirates Bank Plc Dubai without your knowledge.

We await your confirmation immediately with declaration that you are in
agreement with Mr. Richard Fox to receive the fund on your behalf to
enable us release fund US$4.6 Million Dollars to him.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Kareem El. Adams.
Transfer Investigation Unit.
Mail: mrkareemadams2@gmail.com

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