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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: "Mr. Datuk Anuar Ahmad" <BDOBBS@MADISON.K12.GA.US>
Reply-To: <mrdatuk11@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 13:58:07 -0800
Subject: Greetings from Mr.Datuk Anuar Ahmad.

Greetings from Mr.Datuk Anuar Ahmad
Executive Vice President Gas & Power Business
PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD (PETRONAS).
E-mail: mrdatukanuar11@hotmail.com
Dear Friend,
My name is Mr. Datuk Anuar Ahmad, Executive Vice President Gas & Power Business of PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD (PETRONAS) Oil Company in Malaysia. Our foreign contractor named Mr. Gary Howard Holmes who died the year 2010. Before his death, he did a contract in PETRONAS worth of $USD19.7M, I have made all attempts to search for the relatives or the next of kin all to no avail. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you to assist in repatriating the money and properties left behind by the deceased before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposit were lodged.
I got your contact through internet web search; Mr. Gary Howard Holmes was an international contractor that handles Oil and Gas Energy contract for PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD (PETRONAS).
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I hereby seek your consent to act as relative of the decease since you are a foreigner to suite the purpose of the transaction. I will stand for you here and make sure that all the necessary papers are secured in your name; I will also provide the necessary information from an attorney to be used in convincing the bank that you relate to deceased, whoever I present to the bank will claim the money. This transaction does not require traveling, I will also like you to come over after you might have received the fund to take the job of late Mr. Gary Howard Holmes which I will guide you on what to do.
I hope to hear from you soon. More importantly, you are strictly advised to send your reply to my personal email address (mrdatukanuar11@hotmail.com) for security and confidential reasons.
Sincerely,
Mr. Datuk Anuar Ahmad
Executive Vice President Gas & Power Business
E-mail: mrdatukanuar11@hotmail.com

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