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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "Amin Al-obeid" <aminalobeid@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 12:27:09 +0700
Subject: Assalamu'alaikum!


From: Dr. Sheikh Amin Al-Obeid
ISLAMIC AID (Charity/Humanitarian Foundation)
47 Theydon Street
London E17 8EN.





Dear Brothers & Sister! Assalamu' Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu ,


Alhamdulillah As you read this mail, you will understand the reason I choose
to contact you through this medium. My name is Dr. Sheikh Amin Al-obeid,
(69yrs) a former member of Lebanese parliament and one time deputy to the
ambassador of Lebanon in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1987. Now i live in London
and co-founder of islamic aid charity organisation.



I have been diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer (cancer of the throat) for
5yrs now. I have come to the reality of this world, because it is the
destiny of everyman to die someday. The cancer has defiled all forms of
medical treatment, I have only few months to live according to my medical
experts. My only regret now is my inability to donate charity and
humanitarian project to less privileged, poor and disables in the society.
Though I am very well to do, i was never open handed; I was always hostile
to people and regarded them like they never had hopes of becoming as
successful as myself. Now I know that there is a lot more to life than just
prosperity.



Now that death is eminent, I have willed and given most of my belonging to
immediate and extended family members, as well as a few close friends. I
want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul. Hence I have decided to
support charity/humanitarian work; this is what i want to be remembered for.
So far, I have been able to reach out to a few charity organizations in
Africa. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this
myself anymore.



I once asked members of my family to aid me in giving of help/alms to those
organizations taking care for the less Privileged in Asia, middle east. They
sometimes shortchanged the amount or kept the resources to themselves.
Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contempt with
what I have left for them.



The last of my deposit now is an equivalent of (US$3,130,000.00) which no
one knows about, is the deposit of Three Million, One Hundred & Thirty
Thousand US dollars that I have in a bank (UNITED OVERSEAS BANK (UOB) THAI
PCL) in Bangkok, Thailand while I was assistant to the then ambassador of
Lebanon to Thailand. I have advised the bank manager and the director of
International remittance dept. of the bank that the balance and it's accrued
interests should be transferred to four individuals I shall direct to them
from Asia, middle east, Africa and Europe. I would want you to contact the
remittance director to transfer to you 25% of the US$3,130,000.00 and it's
accrued interests.



Please Dear Brother, understand that this is for charity and humanitarian
projects only. Endeavour to use it judiciously especially for donation to
world disasters like earthquake, cyclones, floods and storms and for the
less privileged, disables and religious schools.
Below is the contact details of the remittance officer;



Chaiyuth Narkdang (Mr)
Int'l Remittance Dept.
UNITED OVERSEAS BANK (UOB) THAI PCL
(Sathorn Rd. Sub- Branch)
79/10 Moo 4 South Sathron Rd. Bangkok 10110 Thailand
Tel/Fax: +66-2776574569 Email: admin_bbk@pop.co.th



Wassalam!
Dr. Sheikh Amin Al-obeid.
ISLAMIC AID (Charity/Humanitarian Foundation)
47 Theydon Street
London E17 8EN
Tel: +44-7045707347
website: http://www.islamicaid.org.uk/

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