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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: "EDWARD PATRICK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Patrick.edward@mail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:30:42 -0500
Subject: RE:MASHREQ ONLINE BANKING DEAR CUSTOMERS/NEXT OF KIN

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

Dear Customer;

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

MASHREQ BANK is the flagship subsidiary of financial services. The bank is
primarily active all over the world where it serves millions of consumers and
nearly 480,000 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. Mashreq Bank Group is one of the most dynamic and active
financial organizations in the World today. Founded in 1916, Mashreq 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 Eddie Patrick (Mr.); I work with MASHREQ BANK as the Chief Accountant
supervising Saleh Kamel al-GHURAIR whom is the senior brother to the CEO of
Mahreq Bank who died that own the Foundation. On May 19, 2007, Saleh Kamel
al-GHURAIR announced his plans to give $10mlln 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 passed away and
could not accomplish his project. Until this very moment
the money has been deposited wit

But i will like you to understand very well that I need some one who is
competent in these transaction as i am not forcing you out of your will in these
transaction because there is a fee involved because am I am going to bear some
charges as well in other for me to get you all the necessary document involved
in these transaction and that is the truth of the matter, all you need to pay
for is $385 united states dollars for the activation of your account after
creating your account which I will be given you the ACCOUNT NUMBER,USER NAME AND
PASS WORD for you to access your account online because the 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 document will be
willed to you because I don't want any problems since am still an active worker
of these bank but I just want you to understand that am not forcing you against
your wish but I need who is competent to handle thes
e with me.

If you know that these does not suits your want that you cannot be able to pay
for the activation fees please don't bother responding to these email because i
will not like us to proceed further and not be able to accomplish our aim as i
will not like to forward your name and document before the boards where you
cannot pay for these account after creating your account because it will be in
the system immediately as the beneficiary to the said account which will be
created in your name as a real beneficiary and every other vital document will
follow which you will signed.

For 4 years 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
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 as you will never regret working with me.

Thank you

Mr. Eddie Patrick
Chief Accountant
MASHREQ BANK ?
Tel: (+2) 01123 124 808
Fax: (+2) 01123 043 843
Email:Patrick.edward@mail.com.

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