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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.Abdul Hameed Mahmood <abmeed3@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: abmeed2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:43:52 +0400
Subject: YOU WILL GET MORE INFORMATION.


From the desk of Mr.Abdul Hameed
Manager of Bills and Foreign Exchange,
National Bank of Dubai.
Private Email:abmeed1@yahoo.ie
Attn,
I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On =
December 6th, 2002, an Atlanta physician, Mr. George Brumley Jr made a =
numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months valued at =
$12,000,000.00(Twelve Million US dollars) at my branch.

Upon maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but =
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder. Eventually, we discovered =
from his contract employer that Mr. George had died. Further investigations =
conducted by me indicated that he neither left a WILL nor a contactable next =
of kin or a relation in his entire official document, including his bank =
deposit information with us.
You can confirm the genuineness of the deceased death by clicking on this =
website: http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

This amount is still available in my branch, and rolls over with interest =
every year. Nobody has and will ever come forward to claim this money. =
According to our Country=92s Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, this =
money will be reverted to the Ownership of the Government, which in turn will =
end up in the hands of some very corrupt and unscrupulous Government =
Officials.

Consequently, as manager of bills and exchange at the foreign remittance =
Department National Bank of Dubai, my proposal is that, I will like you to =
stand in as his next of kin, so that this old man=92s=97=B4 fruit of labor =
does not get into the hands of uncaring Government Officials. There are =
legions of less privileged people all over the world for whom a meal is like =
paradise. I feel that other than allowing this money to disappear, it will be =
more useful and beneficial to give it out to charitable Organizations.

I need your assistance to stand in as his next of kin and claim this money. =
You will personally apply directly for the release of this fund while I shall =
back you up with all the relevant documents concerned with the deposit of the =
fund including the certificate of deposit.

Upon confirmation by the financial attorney of my bank, a letter of =
administration or affidavit of oath will be issued within Five (2) working =
days. This letter or the affidavit will enable you claim this money which =
would then be transferred to you into a foreign account which you will =
provide. I wish to point out that I want 40% of this money to be shared among =
the charity Organizations, while the remaining 60% is shared equally between =
us.
This proposition is entirely risk free. The financial attorney of my bank =
would provide expert services after the submission of the deposit certificate =
which I will provide while I will use my position in the bank to guarantee =
the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please get back to me via this security email I will =
also need your private telephone and fax numbers=BBfor confidentiality and =
easy communication, so please do not fail to include them in your return =
message.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this =
transaction would be profitable for both of us. I will also require your =
assistance towards investing my share in your Country.
I look forward to your anticipated cooperation.
Sincerely,
Mr. Abdul Hameed.

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