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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: Eric Shaki <jerry92@post.sk>
Reply-To: Eric Shakil <eric.shakil@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 02:46:52 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: reply

Hello,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise, however it is just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I am Mr. Abdul Eric Shaki, a banker by profession working as a staff of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank over here in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) and currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting Unit of the bank.

I have the opportunity transferring the left over funds, in tune of (US$17,500,000.00) SEVENTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY of one of my bank customers who died along with his entire family on 15th July, 2009 in a plane crash in Northern Iran, who has no family relation to claim the fund and I want you to help me receive the fund in your country. Is an opportunity for us to claim the fund and give our life's a complete definite meaning.

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between two of us in the ratio of 50/50 percentage. More details concerning this transaction will be forwarded to you as soon as I receive your immediate response if you agree and accept to my business proposal .

You can contact me through this my direct alternative personal email address as stated here below ( eric.shakil@yahoo.com ) I am waiting for your urgent response.

Have a great day,
Best Regards,
Mr. Abdul Eric Shaki .





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