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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: "Arab National Bank" <info@arabnationalbankonline.com>
Reply-To: mdarabnationalbank@walla.com
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:44:34 +0000
Subject: HELLO

From: Mr.Nemeh Sabbagh,
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer,
Arab National Bank Head Office
P.O Box 56921 Riyadh 11564
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia.

Dear Friend,

It is my humble pleasure to write you this confidential letter irrespective
of the fact that you do not know me. Hence, I solicit your strictest
confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of it's nature as being
utterly confidential and top secret as I am writing you in confidence for
good relationship. My Name is Mr.Nemeh Sabbagh, I am the Managing Director
and Chief Executive Officer in Arab National Bank. I have decided to contact
you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us.

During my Auditing of the Bank's Accounts for last month, I came across a
very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person (ABDELDAYEM EL-KHATIB
ABDULLAH). An Iraqi Citizen who was among the people that Died during the
recent war in Iraq. His death incident was so unfornately because he was an
Oil Magnate here in Saudi-Arabia and he has some companies in Iraq because
his Family based there. During his visit to Oversee his companies and entire
Family in Iraq last year, the recent War started in Iraq and he died along
with his Family. Before his Death, he had the sum of US$35Million in a Fixed
Deposit Account in this Bank and the Money matured since November last year.

Right now, the Money is lying unclaimed in our custody hence there is no
next of kin mentioned in his file with this Bank and there is no how we can
reach any of his relatives. The said mount involved is the sum of
US$35,000,000.00 (Thirty Five MillionU.S. Dollars). Upon my personal finding
on this matter, I kept this information secret to myself until now that I am
contacting you. In view of the fact that the deceased customer is a
foreigner (from a different country), it is Officially important for the
involvement of a foreigner who wil pose as a next-of-kin. I will use my
exalted position in this Bank to present you as his Next of Kin as you can
be his relative, friend or Cousin and the Money (US$35Million) will be
Safely transfered into your own bank account in your country.

Before I made up my mind to contact you, I have concluded every arrangement
to ensure that you receive the funds successfully as the next of kin. Also I
have put in place necessary machinery for a hitch free transfer of this
Money to your Bank Account nominate in any part of the world. All I need
from you mostly is your trustworthiness, Honesty and good cooperation. Based
on that, send me immediately your name, telephone numbers, office or
Residential address, company name and Fax number (if any), and your Bank
account particulars where the fund will be transferred into for you. Because
you shall be officially regarded as the New Beneficiary/ Next of Kin that
will be Legally approved as the entitled owner of the US$35Million. As soon
as the Money is transfered and confirmed into your account, you will be
entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 70% will be for me.
Later on, I must invest my 70% in your country based on your advise and you
will be the administrator of all the investments that I shall have in your
country pending when I will resign from the Services of this Bank.

I have a plan to resign my job upon your receipt of the fund in your
account. This sum of US$35M is presently Floating in an account here in this
Bank and No one will ever come forward to claim it and according to the Law
of my country, at the expiration of Two (2) years the money will revert to
the ownership of the State (Government) if nobody applies to claim the fund.
This prompted me to contact you. I contacted you because it is against our
code of ethics to own and operate foreign accounts and I shall raised all
necessary documents in your name which shall legally prove/ confirm you as
the actual next of kin to the Former/Late beneficiary. This is simple, I
will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the
lawyer will prepare the necessary documents for the drafting and
notarization of the WILL and obtain the Vital documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favour to show that you are the next of kin
to the deceased. There is no risk involved at all, the paperwork for this
transaction will be done legally, this will guarantee the successful
execution of the transaction. If you are interested, please reply
immediately, upon your response, I shall provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction better.

Note that if you are Afraid of Sending me your account information, I
suggest that you Open a New Account with Zero Balance (NO MONEY INSIDE) and
we shall effectively use it for this transaction provided that it can be
able to Accomodate the Funds. I require you to maintain the confidentiality
of this ransaction because it is important due to the fact that I am still
in active services with the ARAB NATIONAL BANK. Immediately I recieve your
response indicating your interest, I shall send you more details. Remember
that your Faithfulness, and Confidentiality is mostly required.
Thanks and regards,

Mr.Nemeh Sabbagh,
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer,
Arab National Bank Head Office
P.O Box 56921 Riyadh 11564
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia.


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