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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. Khalid Juma Al Majid" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <khalidjumaalmajid5@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 15:03:13 -0000
Subject: Your Surname Match

Attention: Beneficairy,
 
 
I am sorry to contact you through this medium. I am Khalid Juma Al Majid, a senior staff and director of Emirates NBD Bank here in UAE. I have in my bank $36,400,000.00 that belongs to my late client who pass on during deadly earthquake on 12 January 2010 in Haiti which killed between 250,000 and 300,000 people.
 
 
 
I contact you today because i see you share the same surname with my late client and who also has your country in his file as his place of origin. The fund is now without any claim, Therefore I am seeking your co-operation to present you as the one to benefit from his fund at his death since you have the same surname.
 
 
I have done enough inside bank arrangement and will only have to put in your details into the bank's database to reflect you as his next of kin. I am not a greedy person, so I am suggesting we share the funds equal, 50/50% to both parties. My share will assist me to start a charity organization to help the poor and also own a company which has been my dream.
 
 
At the receipt of your reply, I will give you the blue print and full details of the transaction. And a copy of the deposit certificate of the fund, also the incorporation certificate of the company that generated the fund.
 
 
Let me know your mind on this and please do treat this information as TOP SECRET. We shall go over the details once I receive your urgent response strictly through my personal email address: khalidjumaalmajid5@gmail.com
 
 
Have a nice day, and may GOD bless you. Anticipating your response.
 
 
Mr. Khalid Juma Al Majid
Director Emirates NBD Bank. UAE.
Email address: khalidjumaalmajid5@gmail.com

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