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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: "MASHREQ BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Edwardpatrick.mashreq@accountant.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 04:16:19 +0100
Subject: RE:MASHREQ ONLINE BANKING DEAR CUSTOMERS/ATM CARD PAYMENT.

Chief Accountant
Mr. Eddie Patrick
Tel: (+2) 01123 124 808
Fax: (+2) 01123 043 843
Email:Edwardpatrick.mashreq@accountant.com.

In Conjunction with Mashreq Bank we the federal bureau of investigation have made a lot of
investigation secretely with Internet fraud alert world wide due to there Interpols who invited us
to help in arresting thesse culprits who is trying to fraud people on internet.

I as the new FBI Director as given my citizen and other citizens an % 100 assurance that there lost
properties will be return back to them and also put smile to there faces,we have investigate the Mashreq Bank and is genuine
but if you are in doubts you can contact me on my private email:

CONTACT EMAIL: jamescomeygov@aol.com .

Dear Customer;

You are welcome to the foreign remittance / online department of MASHREQ BANK.

MASHREQ BANK is the flagship subsidiary of financial services. The bank is primarily active all over the world where it serves millions of consumers and nearly 480,000 small businesses, it also has significant operations in France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom and several African nations, as well as the Middle East, U.S.A and Asia. It offers standard retail services such as current accounts, savings and investments, insurance, credit cards, and online banking etc. Mashreq Bank Group is one of the most dynamic and active financial organizations in the World today. Founded in 1916, Mashreq Bank went through a period of state-ownership and management (1975-1991) before it was privatized in December 1991. Since then, it has continuously grown in size and activities.

My name is Eddie Patrick (Mr.); I work with MASHREQ BANK as the Chief Accountant supervising Saleh Kamel al-GHURAIR whom is the senior brother to the CEO of Mahreq Bank who died that own the Foundation. On May 19, 2007, Saleh Kamel al-GHURAIR announced his plans to give $10mlln USD (Ten Million United States Dollars) to set up the Saleh Kamel al-GHURAIR Foundation, an educational foundation in the Middle East , one of the largest charitable donations in history. Saleh Kamel al-GHURAIR stated that the money is meant to bridge the knowledge gap between the Arab region and the developed world, improving the standard of education and research in the region, developing leadership programs for youth, and stimulating job creation. The announcement was made at the 2008 World Economic Forum in Jordan. The foundation funds in three areas: Culture, Entrepreneurship and Employment, and Knowledge and Education but passed away and could not accomplish his project. Until this very moment th
e money has been deposited with m

But i will like you to understand very well that I need some one who is competent in these transaction as i am not forcing you out of your will in these transaction because there is a fee involved because am I am going to bear some charges as well in other for me to get you all the necessary document involved in these transaction and that is the truth of the matter, all you need to pay for is $185 united states dollars for the activation of your account after creating your account which I will be given you the ACCOUNT NUMBER,USER NAME AND PASS WORD for you to access your account online because the MASHREQ BANK is also affiliated to CITIBANK which you can transfer to any CITIBANK or any of your designated bank account in your country but all the legal document will be willed to you because I don't want any problems since am still an active worker of these bank but I just want you to understand that am not forcing you against your wish but I need who is competent to handle thes
e with me.

If you know that these does not suits your want that you cannot be able to pay for the activation fees please don't bother responding to these email because i will not like us to proceed further and not be able to accomplish our aim as i will not like to forward your name and document before the boards where you cannot pay for these account after creating your account because it will be in the system immediately as the beneficiary to the said account which will be created in your name as a real beneficiary and every other vital document will follow which you will signed.

For 4 years it has been watched and no one came forth to claim it; I do not know if this transaction suits your personal or business ethics but I do want you to understand that this transaction is free from any irregularities. I will be obtaining all relevant documents from the remittance department and have it changed to your name before presenting you

as the next of Kin automatically if you wish to receive this fund. As soon as the fund is transferred to your account, I will put away all documents to cover any trace of the fund. As a banker, I wish to keep you informed that I will set up an account in your name with my bank and have the money deposited into this account after legally becoming next of Kin; I will tell you that this is very easy for me to do if I can gain your trust. All I need from this transaction is 50% of the total sum as you can keep 35% to yourself but I would like you to give back for charity 15% when the fund eventually gets to you. I know you would be very much interested, kindly choose the best option of payment you prefer but before then you must provide me with the details below;

First Name.............

Middle Name.........

Surname................

Address1...............

Address2................

City........................

State/Province.......

Post/Zip..................

Country..................

Telephone No........

Fax No. .................

E-mail Address......

Company Name ….

Name of Current Employer (Write Self Employed if so)

Date of Birth (yyyy-mm-dd)

Copy of International Passport.

Payment options:

A, Telegraphic Wire Transfer to Your Account in your country of residence

B. Wire Transfer through a local Bank to Bank Transfer

C. Cash Delivery

D. Pick Up from Bank within the Next 72 Hours.

I hope to hear from you soon as you will never regret working with me.

Thank you,
Mr. Eddie Patrick
Chief Accountant
MASHREQ BANK ®
Tel: (+2) 01123 124 808
Fax: (+2) 01123 043 843
Email:Edwardpatrick.mashreq@accountant.com.
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