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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: mrs mona ahmed <mrsmonaahmed1@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:08:54 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: nice to meet you


>From The Desk of Mrs. Alkhazzan Mona Ahmed
Branch Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Al Ain Branch Ali Ibn Abi Talib St, Near Oud
Al Tawba Round About,United Arab Emirates U.A .E



 Assalamualiakum,




This message might meet you in (utmost surprise), however,it's just my
urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this
transaction.
I got your e-mail address in Internet while browsing after I decided
to contact you and ask for your assistance in this urgent
matter,requiring trust and confidentiality, I am Alkhazzan Mona Ahmed
SaudiArabian Citizen,am the Branch manager, National Bank of Abu
Dhabi, (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES), Married with Five children.

I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds of
US$12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million United State Dollars) our bank
deceased customer late Mr. Thomas Stone. who died in Iraqi war.left
unclaimed with our bank to you as the beneficiary.
I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply.After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from
his contract employers, the Kruger Gold Company that Mr.  Thomas Stone
and his wife died in Iraqi war March–April 2003  with other members of
his family.

Hence i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be
shared between us in the ratio of 50/40 while 10% will be mapped out
for expenses that may occur on the process.As a woman I want to
entrust this fund  in your hands for the future of my family.
Please note that by the virtue of my position in the bank, I have
worked out the perfect modality as well as I shall provide the
relevant information's and documents for the successful claim and
transfer of the funds in the account that will be provided by you.

I can not stand in the forefront of this transaction because I work
with the bank, that is why I have come to you, for assistance be rest
assured that this project involve no risk to you, upon the receipt of
your acceptance mail , I will provide you with  further details.Reply
through my private email address below.


Respectfully yours,


Mrs.Alkhazzan Mona Ahmed.
Branch Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Al Ain Branch Ali Ibn Abi Talib St, Near Oud
Al Tawba Round About, United Arab Emirates


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