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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: nbad <m.andresayegh@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nbad444@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 01:10:10 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS CONTRACT OF $16.5 MILLION USD READ AND REPLY

From:Mr.Sameh Al Qubaissi
Head of Institutional &
Corporate Coverage at
Financial Markets Division
National Bank of Abu-Dhabi
United Arab Emirates(UAE)


Dear Friend,

This letter must come to you as a surprise, but 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.Sameh Al Qubaissi,Head of Institutional &
Corporate Coverage at Financial Markets Division,National Bank of
Abu-Dhabi United Arab Emirates(UAE) 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 June 6,1999, an America Oil consultant/contractor with Petroleum
Corporation, Mr. David Ameeraly, made a numbered time (fixed) deposit
for twelve calendar months, Valued at US$16,500,000.00(sixteen Million
Five Hundred Thousand 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. David Ameeraly,
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://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml


Most astonishing of my discovery was that, all records bear no next of
kin, meaning no member of Mr. David Ameeraly 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
sixteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($16,500,000.00) as
unclaimed funds to the emirates treasury account, the above stated
funds most be claimed immediately by somebody standing in as late Mr.
David Ameeraly, Next of Kin, because According to (UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES LAW), at the expiration of (Fifteen) years; the money will
revert to the ownership of the (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) Government 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 Head of Institutional &
Corporate Coverage at Financial Markets Division,now I seek your
collaboration to act as next of kin to late Mr.David Ameeraly 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 am ready to offer you 35% of the total fund and 60% for me
while 5% will be set aside for any expenses might occur during the
transaction,


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,:Mr.SamehAlQubaissi@gmx.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.


Send your reply to this email:nbad4532@yahoo.co.jp

Regards

Mr.Sameh Al Qubaissi,

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