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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: pdpoffice pdpoffice <pdpofficep@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2014 14:54:34 +0100
Subject: Investment Only

Hello
I am sorry to contact you unannounced through this medium.I am Mr Ala'a
Eraiqat a citizen of U A E and CEO of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), I
have in my bank the existence of a big amount of money that belongs to a
customer Daniel who happen to have the same surname as yours and who
has your country in his file as his place of origin,made a fixed deposit
for 36 calendar months, valued at $18,400,000.00 with my bank and The fund
is now without any claim because Daniel died in a deadly earthquake in
China in 2008. I want your cooperation so as to make the bank send you the
fund as the beneficiary and next of kin to the fund.

Since the last quarter of 2009 until today,the management of my bank have
been finding a means to reach his family so as to ascertain if he will want
to roll over the Deposit or have the contract sum withdrawn,Since September
2009 to no avail, This transaction will be of a great mutual assistance to
us,so I am seeking your cooperation to present you as the one to benefit
from this fund since you have the same name, so that my bank head quarters
will pay the funds to you, Send me your reply of interest so that I will
give you the details.

I am not a greedy person, so I am suggesting we share the funds
equal,50/50% to both parties My share will assist me to start a charity
organization to help the poor and also own a company which has been my
dream.Let me know your mind on this and please do treat this information as
TOP SECRET. We shall go over the details once I receive your urgent
response strictly through my personal email address.

Strictly send it to my private email account : (
accountant.office23@yahoo.com) or send me your email address to send you
details of this transaction. At the receipt of your reply, I will give you
details of the transaction. And a copy of the Deposit Certificate of the
fund and also the Incorporation Certificate of the company that generated
the fund.

Best regards,

Mohamed Ala'a Eraiqat

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