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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: <Abdelshomansaeed@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 02:24:35 +0200
Subject: RE:BENEFICIARY ATM CARD PAYMENT INHERITANCE.

Dear Beneficiary,

I humbly request your consent and co-operation so as i can present as an heir/next of kin of a deceased account proceeds

value of $12.6 million united states dollars(TWELVE POINT SIX MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that it is a hitch free transaction because you don't need to pay any fees involved in this transaction,all i need from you is your support in this transaction because there are lots of fraud going on withing the globe claiming money from innocents people for winnings or inheritance.

My request and interest for a next of kin is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner,and i am his accountant.

My name is Mr Abdel Saeed Shoman i work with mashreq bank as the chief accountant of Mashreq Bank supervising the late Mr Donald Parker whom is a foreign contractor who died of plane crash,mean while he also bank in RBI but all the funds are always transferred to our main branch here in Mashreq Bank in Egypt i.e

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/find-whereabouts-of-unclaimed-deposit-holders-RBI-tells-banks/909041.

Mr Donald Parker who was a gas consultant here in Egypt,he happened to be deceased
during a vacation trip
with his wife (Mrs .ELLEN Parker) and the only child (Leandre Parker).on board One-Two-Go Orient-Thai Airlines flight OG269 Phuket Airport plane crash of Monday, 17th September 2007 from Bangkok to Phuket.

Info of this crash was on the news which we have tried to notify his relatives but to no avail, see link below for more detailed information;

http://www.korat-info.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18 & t=1496#p6452.

All i needed from you is your trust because we have some affiliated bank that we can transfer the fund to online in your country after signing all the legal documentations involved due to Fraud and Money laundering,but the percentage is %35 percent for you while %15 percent goes to the orphanage while i will be taking %50 percent,but i will not let any one know about this as i will be providing you with all the legal documentations after filling the bank form because you will be entitle to an account as the beneficiary.

With a User name and Password to lo gin respectively into this account, mean while this are the two affiliated banks you can move this funds into with out any hitch or tax in your country.

(1) FIDELITY BANK.
(2) USAA BANK.
(3) PAY PAL ACCOUNT.

Once you open this two banks we shall begin with text running of this account immediately there after the main wire transfer will take places,for safety of the both of us i shall be responsible for all the fees that will be involved in this transaction because that is where i want you to gain my trust in this transaction,all i want you to do is to open the both account which is free.

Payment option:

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.

Bank websites:www.mashreqbank.com.

YOUR NAME_______________
YOUR HOME ADDRESS_______
YOUR ID COPY____________
YOUR COUNTRY___________
YOUR AGE/SEX_____________
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER____
YOUR OCCUPATION______
FEDEX OFFICE IN YOUR COUNTRY:

Contact Email: Abdelshomansaeed@gmail.com
Best Regards,
Mr Abdel Saeed.

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