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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: "Ahmed Amal" <amal1@bolivia.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:44:52 +0400
Subject: Reply me now pls


*From The Desk Of:
Mr. Amal Ahmed Omar.
National Bank of Dubai.
Shaikh Humaid Street,Ajman
United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.)
Email: **omar_aa@excite.com* <omar_aa@excite.com>
* **omar_aa46@yahoo.ie* <omar_aa46@yahoo.ie>


Dear Friend,
Assalama`laikum,
I am sincerely sorry for bugging into your privacy, its due
to a business deal in my bank of which I require your kind and
honest assistance. Please let this massage not be a surprise to you
because I got your information and lay trust in you before I contacted
you; believing that you are in the position to assist me.
My name is Mr. Amal Ahmed Omar, the Branch Manager, National Bank of Dubai
(Ajman Branch). I have an urgent and very confidential business
proposition for you.
An American Iraqi Foreign Oil Consultant/Contractor with the
Chevron Petroleum Corporation Company Late Mr. Thomas Stone Made a numbered
time
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$12,000,000.00
(Twelve Million 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,
Iraqi Foreign Oil consultant Chevron Petroleum Corporation Company that Mr.
Thomas Stone
died in a plane crash in Egypt Air Flight 990, 1999 air crash.


For more information about this crash and person you can contact this
website:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm


Since we got this information about his death and on further investigation
I found out that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his
next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and
discovered
that Mr. Thomas Stone did not declare any kin or relations in all his
official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my bank.
This sum of US$12,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest
is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.
No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of United Arab
Emirates,
at the expiration of 9 (nine) years, the money will revert to the ownership
of the
(U.A.E) Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in
as the
next of kin to Mr. Thomas Stone so that the fruits of this old man's labour
will not
get into the hands of some corrupt government officials This is simple,
I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that
the attorney
will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in
place as the next of kin.
We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of
the WILL and
to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate administration in
your favour for the transfer.
A bank account in any part of the world that 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 the ratio of 60%
for me
and 40% for you. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this
transaction
will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager
guarantees
the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email
address above.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction.
Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and 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.


Awaiting your urgent reply via my confidential email address:
omar_aa@excite.com
omar_aa46@yahoo.ie



My Best Regards,
Mr. Amal Ahmed Omar.
NBD, Ajman.

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