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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: "Emirate Investment Bank Plc" <baari100_1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:15:22 +0400 (Arabian Standard Time)
Subject: EMIRATE INVESTMENT BANK PLC




EMIRATE INVESTMENT BANK PLC
FESTIVAL TOWER, 15TH FLOOR DUBAI FESTIVAL
CITY, DUBAI, UAE
PO Box 5503

TEL:+971-55-398-3844

FILE RE: CCHS/97531/EIB-OX1/12
TRANS CODE: QV99/43IV-EIB/012
AMOUNT: US$30,000,000.00 DOLLARS
ONLY.

First Quarter Payment 2012

Attn: Beneficiary

We are writing this letter to update you on our first quarter payment of the
year, it may please you to know that we have just open our international
payment file for the year 2012.

Please contact this bank with you personal information together with your
receiving bank account detail as we have just One week to carry out all
international payment from this bank, Please don’t fail to call the director of
this bank Mr. Marwan Anthony Shahadeh on his direct line +971557535839 for
immediate release of your fund. US$30,000,000.00 Million United State Dollars Only.

We are waiting for your urgent respond to this mail: baari100_1@yahoo.com

Thanks

Mr. Abdul Baari
Emirate Investment Bank Plc.

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