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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ahmad Azeem" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ahmadazeem808@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 12:41:16 +0400
Subject: Proposal

Dear Friend,

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal. I got your-mail address in Internet while browsing and I decided to contact you and ask for your assistance in this urgent matter, requiring trust and confidentiality.

I am Mr. Ahmad Azeem, the acting Branch Manager, National Bank of Fujairah, Al Quoz Branch, United Arab Emirates,married with four children. I am writing this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out this business opportunity in my department.

On June 6, 1999, an America Oil consultant/contractor with Petroleum Corporation, Mr. John Marcelia , made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, Valued at US$16,500,000.00(sixteen Million Five Hundred Thousand 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.John Marcelia , 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::(BBC WORLD NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/502503.stm} On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a "WILL" and attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. John Marcelia did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his bank deposit

My proposal is that I will like you to stand as the next of kin to Mr.John Marcelia, so that the fruit of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt Government officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full name and address so that I can forward to you the contact of our bank Attorney for the preparation of the necessary documents and affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin. Any bank account in any part of the world which you will provide, will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in ratio of 60% for me and you 40%.

Furthermore, I want you to be rest assured that there is no risk in this transaction at all. Good a thing it is going to be bank to bank transfer, no risk The paperwork for this transaction will be done by the bank attorney and my position as an insider in the bank guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address below, upon your response, I shall provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.

Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country and in any investment of your choice.
Please upon the receipt of this mail message, kindly send to me the following to enable the processing of the transfer:

1.Your Full Name.

2.Your House Address.

3.Your Phone Number and Fax,

4.Your Nationality, Occupation/Profession

Thank You And God Bless You.

Sincerely

Ahmad Azeem.

Reply To ahmadazeem808@gmail.com

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