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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: m_alsalhi@aol.com
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:09:59 +0000
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,Junk or 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 Salhi. 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 great deal opportunity in my department. On June 6,
1999, an America Oil consultant/contractor with Petroleum Corporation,
Mr Richard Burson , 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 Richard Burson , 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 Richard Burson , 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 Richard Burson.

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, Hotels and Tourism
centers 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 Bank Branch Manager. Now i am seeking your
cooperation to act as Next of Kin to late Mr Richard Burson, 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
dominated 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 below:

(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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