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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: "MRS.DEMA FAHIM" <infor@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: demafahim@rocketmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:10:42 -0600
Subject: Respond Urgently,?



FROM: MRS.DEMA FAHIM
REMITTANCE DIRECTOR;
Arab National Bank; Saudi Arabia.
RIYADH - KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.


E-mail contact: demafahim@rocketmail.com

It is my humble pleasure to write you this confidential letter
irrespective of the fact that you do not know me. Hence, I solicit
your strictest confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of
it's nature as being utterly confidential and top secret as I am
writing you in confidence for good relationship. My Names are MRS.
DEMA FAHIM; I am the REMITTANCE DIRECTOR in the Arab National Bank. I
have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be
very beneficial to both of us.


During my Auditing of the Bank's Accounts for last month, I came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person (MR.
FIKRI HAYTHAM). An Iraqi Citizen who was among the people that Died
during the recent war in Iraq. His death occurred was so unfornately
because he was an Oil Magnate here in Saudi-Arabia and he has some
companies in Iraq because his Family based there. During his visit to
Oversee his companies and entire Family in Iraq last year, the recent
War started in Iraq and he died along with his Family. Before his
Death, he had the sum of US$35Million in a Fixed Deposit Account in
this Bank and the Money matured since November last year.


Before I made up my mind to contact you, I have concluded every
arrangement to ensure that you receive the funds successfully as the
next of kin. Also I have put in place necessary machinery for a hitch
free transfer of this Money to your Bank Account nominate in any part
of the world. All I need from you mostly is your trustworthiness,
Honesty and good cooperation. Based on that, send me immediately your
name, telephone numbers, office or Residential address, company name
and Fax number (if any), and your Bank account particulars where the
fund will be transferred into for you. Because you shall be officially
regarded as the New Beneficiary/ Next of Kin that will be Legally
approved as the entitled owner of the US$35Million. As soon as the
Money is transferred and confirmed into your account, you will be
entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 70% will be
for me. Later on, I must invest my 70% in your country based on your
advice and you will be the administrator of all the investments that I
shall have in your country pending when I will resign from the
Services of this Bank.


I have a plan to resign my job upon your receipt of the fund in your
account. This sum of US$35M is presently Floating in an account here
in this Bank and No one will ever come forward to claim it and
according to the Law of my country, at the expiration of Two (2) years
the money will revert to the ownership of the State (Government) if
nobody applies to claim the fund. This prompted me to contact you. I
contacted you because it is against our code of ethics to own and
operate foreign accounts and I shall raised all necessary documents in
your name which shall legally prove/ confirm you as the actual next of
kin to the Former/Late beneficiary. This is simple, I will like you to
provide immediately your full names and address so that the lawyer
will prepare the necessary documents for the drafting and notarization
of the WILL and obtain the Vital documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor to show that you are the next of
kin to the deceased.


There is no risk involved at all, the paperwork for this transaction
will be done legally, this will guarantee the successful execution of
the transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately, upon
your response, I shall provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction better. Note
that if you are Afraid of Sending me your account information, I
suggest that you Open a New Account with Zero Balance (NO MONEY
INSIDE) and we shall effectively use it for this transaction provided
that it can be able to Accommodate the Funds. I require you to
maintain the confidentiality of this transaction because it is
important due to the fact that I am still in active services with the
ARAB NATIONAL BANK.


Immediately I receive your response indicating your interest, I shall
send you more details. Remember that your Faithfulness, and
Confidentiality is mostly required. Please send your reply to this
mail address: demafahim@rocketmail.com


Thanks and regards,
MRS.DEMA FAHIM
REMITTANCE DIRECTOR;
Arab National Bank; Saudi Arabia.

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