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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: "Saadah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohamedasaadah@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:36:52 +0400
Subject: From The Desk Of Mohamed Abdullah Saadah

>From The Desk Of Mohamed Abdullah Saadah
Branch Manager of Commercial bank of Dubai
United Arab Emirate (U.A.E)
 
Greetings from Dubai ,
 
I am Mohamed Abdullah Saadah Branch Manager Commercial Bank of Dubai, I
have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. A British
Oil consultant and contractor with the Kruger Gold Company,Mr.Donald Heck
made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$7.500,000.00 (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
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 Kruger Gold Company that Mr. Donald Heck died in a
plane crash along with his wife Mr. and Mrs. Heck in Egypt Air Flight 990,
1999 air crash.(Take a view on the news)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml
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. Donald Heck did not declare any kin
or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Bank. the sum of US$7.500,000.00 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 10 (Years) 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. Donald Heck so
that the fruits 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 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 favor 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. 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:
 
Thanks
 
Mohamed Abdullah Saadah

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