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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Eddie Patrick" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Acct.eddiepatrick2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:50:59 +0200
Subject: MASHREQ ONLINE BANKING, DEAR BENEFICIARY/NEXT OF KIN

Chief Accountant
Mr. Eddie Patrick
Tel: (+2) 01123 124 808
Fax: (+2) 01123 043 843
Email: acct.eddiepatrick2005@yahoo.com


DEAR SIR;

You are welcome to the foreign remittance / online department of MASHREQ BANK.

My name is Eddie Patrick (Mr.); I work with MASHREQ BANK as the Chief Accountant supervising Saleh Kamel al-GHURAIR whom is the elder brother to the CEO of MASHREQ BANK who died that own the Foundation. On May 19, 2007, Saleh Kamel al-GHURAIR announced his plans to give $10million USD (Ten Million United States Dollars) to set up the Saleh Kamel al-GHURAIR Foundation, an educational foundation in the Middle East , one of the largest charitable donations in history. Saleh Kamel al-GHURAIR 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 2008 World Economic Forum in Jordan. The foundation funds in three areas: Culture, Entrepreneurship and Employment, and Knowledge and Education, but he passed away and could not accomplish his project. Until this very moment the money has been deposi

But i will like you to understand very well that I need someone who is competent in this transaction, as i am not forcing you out of your will in this transaction because there is a fee involved and I am going to bear some charges as well in order for me to get you all the necessary documents involved in this transaction and that is the truth of the matter. All you need to pay for is ($385 U.S DOLLARS) for the activation of your account, and after creating your account, I will give you the ACCOUNT NUMBER,USER NAME AND PASSWORD for you to access your account online because MASHREQ BANK is also affiliated to CITIBANK which you can transfer to any CITIBANK or any of your designated bank account in your country. But all the legal documents will be willed to you because i don't want any problems since I'm still an active worker of this bank, and i just want you to understand that am not forcing you against your wish but i need who is competent to handle this with me.

If you know that this transaction does not suit your want, and that you can not pay for the activation fees, please don't bother responding to this email because i will not like us to proceed further and not been able to accomplish our aim, because i wouldn't want a situation whereby your name and documents will be presented before the boards only for me to realize, you can't even pay for the said fees meant for creating your account, because as soon as you create this account, you will be stated immediately as the eligible beneficiary to the said account after you must have signed all the vital documents relating to this transaction.

For over 4 years this fund 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 fund ($10 million U.S Dollars) deposited into this account after you have been legally stated as next of Kin; I am assuring you that, this is going to be very easy for me to do if I can gain your trust.

NOTE: All I need from this transaction is 50% of the total sum, as you can keep 35% to yourself but I would like you to give back for charity 15% 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...............
Address2................
City........................
State/Province.......
Post/Zip..................
Country..................
Telephone No........
Fax No. .................
E-mail Address......
Company Name......
Name of Current Employer (Write Self Employed if so)..........
Date of Birth (yyyy-mm-dd)..........
Copy of International Passport..............

(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, and you will never regret working with me. If you willing to work with me, then forward your reply to my private email address: acct.eddiepatrick2005@yahoo.com

Thank you.

Mr. Eddie Patrick
Chief Accountant
MASHREQ BANK ®
Tel: (+2) 01123 124 808
Fax: (+2) 01123 043 843
Email: acct.eddiepatrick2005@yahoo.com

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