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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: Abdulla Al Otaiba <williamsanthony200@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Abdulla Al Otaiba <abudullarotibaa@yandex.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 22:01:14 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re,From Abdulla Al Otaiba


 Be The Next Of Kin
 
I'm pleased to get across to you with a very urgent and profitable business proposal; I need your assistance in this urgent matter. I got your e-mail address from the Internet while browsing and i decided to contact you for your assistance in this urgent matter that requires trust and confidentiality. I am Mr. Abdulla Al Otaiba, Senior General Manager of Domestic Banking Division , National Bank of Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,  I'm married with four Children. I'm writing this proposal to ask for your support and cooperation to carry out this deal opportunity in my department.
 
On June 6, 1999, an America Oil consultant/contractor with Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Richard Brokav, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, Valued at US$16,500,000.00 (Sixteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars in my branch upon maturity). I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Richard Brokav, died in the plane crash On October 31, 1999, (An Egyptian Boeing 767 Flight 990) with other passengers on board as you can confirm it yourself via the website below. Most astonishing of my discovery was that, all records bear no next of kin, meaning no member of Mr. Richard Brokav family knows about the deposit therefore, no member of his family will ever come forward to claim the money, in order for the bank not to declare the said sum of Sixteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($16,500, please contact Direct to this E mail for more Details  

(1) Your Valid Direct Mobile
 
(2) Your Full Name:
 
(3) Your Country  
 
(4) Your Passport Copy
 
(5) Your Occupation:
 
(6) Your Age
 
(7) Your Nationality:

Mr. Abdulla Al Otaiba,
 
Senior Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi

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