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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: Dr Kaushal Kumar <sandragrippo896@gmail.com>
Reply-To: banofdarod@yandex.com
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:00:33 -0700
Subject: DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE, U.A.E DUBAI FUNDS TRANSFER MONITORING UNIT

*DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE, U.A.E DUBAI FUNDS TRANSFER MONITORING UNIT*
*FINANCE HOUSE BP: 542 U.A.E PLAZA ROAD DUBAI *

* Dear Customer ,*

* I resumed duty recently as policy harmonization chairman on public
debt a committee set up by united Arab emirate Dubai (U.A.E) Funds Transfer
Monitoring Unit Dubai. under the presidency, my office monitors and
controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions here in Dubai
and india that is to tell you that I am committed to uphold and defend the
constitution and laws of united Arab emirate Dubai and india Funds Transfer
Monitoring Unit as well as achieving a higher level of public safety and
security through the prosecution of criminals in the state.*

*The purpose of the committee among other is to investigate, verify and
settle all outstanding total pending payment owned to citizens and
foreigners with maximum security. And records before me have revealed that
your payment has not been effected as a result of official negligence as
your fund has been identified either as ghost file, longer up till date.
May it interest you to know that your payment has since being deposited
with bank of baroda Dubai which in few days, all payment transaction will
be concluding according to the agreement and you will receive your payment
through bank wire transfer.*

*However, I want you to understand the nature of this very transaction is
by two ways for you to receive this payment, first by paying you with the
Bank Express Bond this means that the cheque will be send to you along with
all documentations that has to do with the origin of the funds in other to
exonerate you from any form of investigations or interrogation and to
authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and has no links whatsoever
with either drugs or terrorism .We can convert the Bank Bond into liquid
cash and transfer direct to your nominated account. For the immediate
take off and simultaneous clear up discrepancy in your file, it is obligate
under the agreement which is regulating this transfer that you will pay INR
47000. to enable us automate your information on the transfer script so as
to legitimately effect the transfer to your position .more so,*
*Confirm Your Information, *

*Full Name:..............*
*Complete Address:.............*
*Age:.....*
*Occupation:.....*
*Country:.............*
*State:.....*
*Telephone number:.....*
*Sex:.......... *

*To Our Office E-mail: banofdarod@yandex.com <banofdarod@yandex.com> The
requested information is to ensure that no mistake or error is made and we
will advice you on how to send the money across to enable us finalize this
transfer. Please let us know which of the options you consider in this very
transaction. Considering the circumstances at hand, you are advice not to
accept any E-mail telephone calls that does not come from this office this
is to forestall new effort towards a diversion of your payment. Accept our
congratulations in advance. you are advice to send INR 47000 for the
programming of the information in the Micro-Ship compartment with the Below
Information.*


*A/C Name...................*
*A/C NO...........*
*IFSC ...........*
*bank name ...........*


*Accept our congratulations in advance, Wait for your gently Respond.*
*Dr Kaushal Kumar*

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