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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: Mr Khalifa Al Mulla <khalifamulla54545454@yahoo.co.id>
Reply-To: <khalifamulla878787@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:21:13 +0800
Subject: IMMEDIATELY REPLY NEEDED

>From The Desk of Mr Khalifa Al Mulla
Branch Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Municipality Cash-Office Branch.Abu Dhabi
Email: khalifamulla878787@yahoo.co.nz

Dear Friend,

This letter must come to you as a surprise, With due respect and regards I believe it is only a day that people meet and become great friends and business partners. I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal; I got your e-mail address through an internet yellow page web directory and decided to contact you and ask for your assistance in this urgent matter, requiring trust and confidentiality,

I am Mr.Khalifa Al Mulla, the Branch manager, National Bank of Abu Dhab Hilton Cash-Office Branch Abu Dhabi U.A.E (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES), married with four children. I am writing this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out this business opportunity in my department,

On July 6, 2006, an America Oil consultant/National Petroleum Construction Company. (NPCC) Abu Dhabi,that Mr. Thomas McCulloch, made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, Valued at US$17,500, 000.00(Seveteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only)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 National Petroleum Construction Company. (NPCC) Abu Dhabi that Mr. Thomas McCulloch, who died along with his entire family in the plane crash On {Air France 447 crash} that took the lives of 228 passengers and crew on June 1, 2009.which you can comfirm by yoursetf,

www.airfrance447crash.com/index.html

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/9947133/Air-France-Brazil-plane-crash-pilot-had-only-had-one-hours-sleep.html

Most astonishing of my discovery was that, all records bear no next of kin, meaning no member of Mr. Thomas McCulloch 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 Seveteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only (US$17,500, 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 McCulloch, Next of Kin, because According to (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES LAW), at the expiration of (ten) years; the money will revert to the ownership of the (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) Government if nobody applies to claim the fund,

Meanwhile, all the whole arrangement and directives needed to put claim over this fund as the next of kin to the deceased, Upon your acceptance all the information will be forward to you as soon as you indicate your interesting and willingness to assist me and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity,In fact, I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant,we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank, this is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of Oath .the bank and also present a foreign account where you will need the said fund to be transferred into, after due verification and clarification to designated bank account,I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free, On smooth conclusion of this transaction,

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 collaboration to act as next of kin to late Mr. Thomas McCulloch 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 account, I therefore agree that 40% of this money will be for you as foreigner partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10% will be set aside for expenses incured during the transfer and 50% would be for me.
Please you have been advised to keep top secret as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you, I will be monitoring the whole situation here in the bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask me to come down there for subsequent shearing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment,either in your country or any other country you may advice me to invest


All it will take for you to Appy my bank’s Legal Adviser/Attorney. It will serve to introduce you to the bank, and of course trigger the processing of your transfer request. The bank will then carry out some verification procedures; example, they will demand for the deposit and death certificate of the deceased.Every document that the bank attorney shall demand from you, I shall provide. it’s going to be a bank-to-bank transfer,in your next email i shall give you form which you will fill and send to bank Legal Adviser/Attorney for you resquested.


Please note that by the virtue of my position in the bank , I have worked out the perfect modality as well as I shall provide the relevant information's and documents for the successful claim and transfer of the funds in the account that will be provided by you, I can not 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 project involve no risk to you, upon the receipt of your acceptance mail ,I will like you to provide me with the following details, bellow to my private email :

1) Your full names............
2) Your age................
3) Your full address.........
3) Your marital status.........
4) Your occupation/Profession.......
5) Your direct telephone number........
6) Your fax number................
7) Your country of origin ...........
8) Your present location/country.......
9) your private email box ...........

Then I shall furnish you with due process of concluding this transaction

Without any delay.

Regards

Mr.Khalifa Al Mulla

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