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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: "David Miller" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <DavidMiller.1950.BankofAlexandria@gmx.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:52:50 +0200
Subject: Treat With Dispatch

Untitled 1

Your Own Bank

BANK OF ALEXANDRIA

 

BANK OF ALEXANDRIA Group Office

Account Auditor

Mr. David Miller

Building 49 Kars AL Nil Steet Down Town

P.O.Box 11511.

Cairo Egypt.

Tel: 0020 1-4 884 -2681, 2-2391-2000

Fax: +2 019 154 2734

Email: DavidMiller1950.BankofAlexandria@gmx.com

 

 

Dear Beneficiary,

 

 

You are welcome to the foreign remittance / online department of  BANK OF ALEXANDRIA

 

 

BANK OF ALEXANDRIA is the flagship subsidiary of financial services. The bank is primarily active all over the world where it serves millions of consumers and nearly 300,000 small businesses, it also has significant operations in France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom and several African nations, as well as the Middle East, U.S.A and Asia. It offers standard retail services such as current accounts, savings and investments, insurance, credit cards, and online banking etc. Bank of alaxandria Group is one of the most dynamic and active financial organizations in the World today. Founded in 1957, Alex Bank went through a period of state-ownership and management (1975-1991) before it was privatized in December 1991. Since then, it has continuously grown in size and activities.

 

My name is David Miller (Mr.); I work with BANK OF ALEXANDRIA as the Chief Auditor supervising Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation. On May 19, 2006, Mohammed Rashid Maktoum announced his plans to give Twenty Two Million United States Dollars (USD$ 22Million) to set up the Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation, an educational foundation in the Middle East, one of the largest charitable donations in history. Sheikh Mohammed stated that the money is meant to bridge the knowledge gap between the Arab region and the developed world, improving the standard of education and research in the region, developing leadership programs for youth, and stimulating job creation. The announcement was made at the 2006 World Economic Forum in Jordan. The foundation funds in three areas: Culture, Entrepreneurship and Employment, and Knowledge and Education but passed away and could not accomplish his project. Until this very moment the money has been deposited with my bank ALEXANDRIA and no one has ever come up to claim this fund.

 

 

For 4years it has been watched and no one came forth to claim it; I do not know if this transaction suits your personal or business ethics but I do want you to understand that this transaction is free from any irregularities. I will be obtaining all relevant documents from the remittance department and have it changed to your name before presenting you as the next of Kin automatically if you wish to receive this fund. As soon as the fund is transferred to your account, I will put away all documents to cover any trace of the fund. As a banker, I wish to keep you informed that I will set up an account in your name with my bank and have the money deposited into this account after legally becoming next of Kin; I will tell you that this is very easy for me to do if I can gain your trust. All I need from this transaction is 40% of the total sum as you can keep 35% to yourself but I would like you to give back for charity 25% when the fund eventually gets to you. I know you would be very much interested, kindly choose the best option of payment you prefer but before then you must provide me with the details below;

 

 

First Name.............

Middle Name........

Surname..............

Address1.............

City.....................

State/Province........

Post/Zip..................

Country..................

Telephone No.........

Fax No. .......................

Company Name ....................

Name of Current Employer (Write Self Employed if so)

Date of Birth (yyyy-mm-dd)

Copy of International Passport or (ID)

 

 

Payment options:

A, Telegraphic Wire Transfer to Your Account in your country of residence

B. Wire Transfer through a local Bank to Bank Transfer

C. Cash Delivery

D. Pick Up from Bank within the Next 72 Hours.

 

 

I hope to hear from you soon as you will never regret working with me.

Thank you

David Miller.

Chief Auditor

BANK OF ALEXANDRIA

Building 49 Kars AL Nil Steet Down Town,

P.O.Box 11511.

Cairo Egypt.

Tel: 0020 14-884 -2681, 2-2391-2000

Fax: +2 019 154 2734

Email: DavidMiller1950.BankofAlexandria@gmx.com

 

 

 

 

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