419 scam: "Mr. Saeed Ahmed Ghobash."<mghobash@aol.com> WIRE TRANSFER AUTHORIZATION (BILL NO: 6471100055CBD).

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Saeed Ahmed Ghobash." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <saeedaghobash@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:42:39 -0500
Subject: WIRE TRANSFER AUTHORIZATION (BILL NO: 6471100055CBD).

Commercial Bank of Dubai.
Head Office: Al Riqqa Street, Deira, Dubai (UAE).
Main switchboard: +971 526 523 912.
Swift: CBDUAEAD XXX.
Date: Wednesday, October 21st, 2013.
Time: 09:25am Dubai time.
Department: Financial Services/International Transfer.
Office of Mr. Saeed Ahmed Ghobash – Chairman.

Dear Beneficiary.
With all due respect,

WIRE TRANSFER AUTHORIZATION (BILL NO: 6471100055CBD).

Notice is hereby given to you today to inform you that your fund was returned back to us (Commercial Bank of Dubai) because you could not complete your transaction when your due fund (US$10,500,000:00) was in the hands of some selfish and fraudulent officials. It may interest you to know that most banks in USA, London, Europe and Asia are equally represented here in Dubai (United Arab Emirates - UAE) due to our impressive economy. Your due fund is very SAFE with us now and I wish to inform you that we are the APPROVED bank of settlement by the US Government/World Bank Debt Relief Program so be rest assured that you will receive your due fund (US$10,500,000:00) within 3-4working days.

A young lady by name (Mrs. Patricia Fuller) from Florida - USA visited this bank today informing us that she is your true next of kin/business representative and that you authorized her to collect your fund for you. We are about to directly transfer your due fund into the bank account of your next of kin (Mrs. Patricia Fuller) but to avoid misdirection of fund we need to confirm from you first before we can officially effect the swift wire transfer. This lady (Mrs. Patricia Fuller) presented to us her own bank account information where your fund should be transferred/paid to.

Officially, we are contacting you to find out if we can proceed to transfer your due fund into the bank account of your next of kin/business representative (Mrs. Patricia Fuller). Please, If you did not send this woman to collect your due fund for you then kindly reply back to us immediately.

We hereby anticipate your swift response.

Yours in Service,
Mr. Saeed Ahmed Ghobash.
Chairman - Commercial Bank of Dubai.
Tel: +971 526 523 912.

******* This document is a property of Commercial Bank of Dubai and it should not be altered or tampered with *******

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