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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: "Mr Ahmed Al Salhi" <ahmed.nbd001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ahmed.nbd@aol.com
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:40:38 +0545 (NPT)
Subject: Hello.




>From The Desk of Mr Ahmed Al Salhi,
Branch Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi,
Mina Branch Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates.
Showroom No 1 Ground Floor, Al Aryam Tower,
Al Mina Road, Abu Dhabi UAE.

Good day Friend,

I am pleased to get across to you with a very urgent and profitable
business proposal, this message is real and must be kept confidential
because you might find this email in your Inbox, or your Spam folder. I
need your assistance in this urgent matter. I got your e-mail address on
the Internet while browsing and after that,i decided to contact you and
ask for your assistance in this urgent matter that requires trust and
confidentiality.

I am Mr Ahmed Al ssalhi. The Branch Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi,
Mina Branch Abu Dhabi. Showroom No 1 Ground Floor, Al Aryam Tower, Al Mina
Road, Abu Dhabi.(UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) Married with four Kids.

I am writing this proposal to ask for your support and cooperation to
carry out this deal opportunity in my department. On June 6, 1999, an
America Oil consultant/contractor with Petroleum Corporation,Mr Thomas
Stone, made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar
months,Valued at US$12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million United State Dollars in
my branch upon maturity). I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers,the Petroleum Corporation that Mr
Thomas Stone, died in the plane crash On October 31, 1999, ( an Egyptian
Boeing 767 Flight 990 ) with other passengers on board as you can confirm
it yourself via the website below :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/502503.stm

Most astonishing of my discovery was that,all records bear no Next of
Kin,meaning no member of Mr Thomas Stone, family knows about the deposit
therefore, no member of his family will ever come forward to claim the
money, in order for the bank not to transfer the said sum of Twelve
Million United State Dollars($12,000,000.00)as unclaimed funds to the
Emirates treasury account, the above stated funds most be claimed
immediately by somebody standing in as late Mr Thomas Stone.

Next of Kin, According to (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES LAW) at the expiration of
15 (Fifteen) years, the money will be reverted by the (UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES) Government and be used for improving the living conditions of
the residents of UAE i.e Building of Malls, if nobody applies to claim the
fund. This revelation is only known to me because i was his personal
account officer before i was posted to become the branch manager, now i
seek your cooperation to act as Next of Kin to late Mr Thomas Stone, to
claim the funds and move them into useful investments, we shall split the
cash between our self upon the confirmation of the money into your Bank
Account.

I am ready to offer you 35% of the total funds and 60% for me while 5%
will be set aside for any expenses that might be incurred during the
transaction.

Please note that by virtue of my position in the bank, i have worked out
perfect modality as well as i shall provide the relevant information and
documents for the successful claiming and transfer of the funds into the
account that will be provided by you. I cannot stand in the forefront of
this transaction because i work with the bank ,that is why i have come to
you for assistance, be rest assured that this deal involves no risk , upon
the receiving of your acceptance mail. I will like you to provide me with
the following details to: ( ahmed.nbd@aol.com )

(1) Your Valid Direct Tel/ Mobile/Fax Number.
(2) Your Full Name:
(3) Current Resident Address.
(4) Your Private E-mail Address.
(5) Your Occupation:
(6) Your Age and Sex:
(7) Your Nationality:

Then i shall furnish you with due process of concluding this transaction
without any delay. Please discard this message if you are not
interested,if you have any reasons to reject this offer, please and please
destroy this message as any Leakage of this information will be too bad
for me at my office as the Branch Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi, here
in UAE.

Thanks for your kind understanding.

Mr Ahmed Al Salhi.
Branch Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Mina Branch Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates.

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