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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.Saleem Al Farra." <saleem.nbad2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alfarrasaleem52@aol.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:32:51 +0100
Subject: HELLO



From The Desk of Mr.Saleem Al Farra.
Branch Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Al Ain Branch Sweihan Branch,Swihan & Al Hayer
Road Between Post Office & Police Station,
United Arab Emirates U.A .E
Email: alfarrasaleem52@aol.com

Good day Friend,


I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable
business proposal, I got your e-mail address in Internet while browsing
after I decided to contact you and ask for your assistance in this urgent
matter, requiring trust and confidentiality, I am Mr. Saleem Al Farra, the
Branch manager, National Bank of Abu Dhabi Al Ain Branch, Swihan & Al
Hayer Road Between Post Office & Police Station (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES),
Married with four children.


I am writing this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry
out this business opportunity in my department, On June 6, 1999, an
America Oil consultant/contractor with Petroleum Corporation, 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, the Petroleum Corporation that Mr.
Thomas Stone, died in the plane crash On October 31, 1999, (an Egyptian
Boeing 767 Flight 990) with other passengers on board as you can confirm
it yourself via the website below.


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml


Most asttorning of my discovery was that, all records bear no next of kin,
meaning no member of Mr. Thomas Stone, family knows about the deposit
therefore, no member of his family will ever come forward to claim the
money, In order for the bank not to transfer the said sum of Twelve
Million United State Dollars ($12,000,000.00) as unclaimed funds to the
emirates treasury account, the above stated funds most be claimed
immediately by somebody standing in as late Mr.Thomas Stone.


Next of Kin, because According to (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES LAW), at the
expiration of (Eleven) years; the money will revert to the ownership of
the (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund,This revelation is only known to me because I was his personal
account officer before I was posted to become the branch manager, now I
seek your collaboration to act as next of kin to late Mr.Thomas Stone, to
claim the funds and move them into usefu investments, we shall split the
cash between our self upon the confirmation of the money into your
account, I am ready to offer you 35% of the total fund and 60% for me
while 5% will be set aside for any expenses might occur during the
transaction.


Please note that by the virtue of my position in the bank, I have worked
out the perfect modality as well as I shall provide the relevant
information's and documents for the successful claim and transfer of the
funds in the account that will be provided by you, I can not stand in the
forefront of this transaction because I work with the bank ,that is why I
have come to you, for assistance be rest assured that this project involve
no risk to you, upon the receipt of your acceptance mail me, I will like
you to provide me with the following details, to my private email
address,(alfarrasaleem52@aol.com)


(1) Your Valid Direct Tel/ Mobile/Fax Number.
(2) Your Full Name:
(3) Current Resident Address.
(4) Your Private E-mail Box.
(5) Your Occupation:
(6) Your Age and Sex:
(7) Your Nationality:

Then I shall furnish you with due process of concluding this transaction
without any delay. please discard this message if you are not interested.

Thanks for your kind Understanding.

Mr.Saleem Al Farra.
Sweihan Branch,Swihan & Al Hayer
Road Between Post Office & Police
Station,United Arab Emirates,U.A.E
Email:alfarrasaleem52@aol.com

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