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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: steven barnes <barnessteven80@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 07:53:41 -0700
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

Dear Friend,

I am pleased to get across to you with a very urgent and profitable
business proposal,this message is real and must be kept confidential
because you might find this email in your Inbox,Junk or Spam folder.I need
your assistance in this urgent matter. I got your e-mail address on the
internet while browsing and after that,i decided to contact you and ask for
your assistance in this urgent matter that requires trust and
confidentiality.

I am Mr.steven barnes, the Branch Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi,Mina
Branch Abu Dhabi. Showroom No 1 Ground Floor,Al Aryam Tower,Al Mina
Road,Abu Dhabi (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES). I am 55 years old Married with four
children.

I am writing this proposal to ask for your support and cooperation to carry
out this great deal opportunity in my department.On 6th of June 1999,an
America Oil consultant/contractor with Petroleum Corporation,Mr. Richard
Burson made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months
Valued at US$12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million United State Dollars in my
branch upon maturity). 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 Petroleum Corporation that Mr.
Richard Burson, died in the plane crash On October 31 1999 (an Egyptian
Boeing 767 Flight 990) with other passengers on board as you can confirm it
yourself via the website below:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/502503.stm

Most astonishing of my discovery was that,all records bear no Next of
Kin,meaning no member of Mr. Richard Burson's family knows about the
deposit therefore,no member of his family will ever come forward to claim
the money in order for the bank not to transfer the said sum of Twelve
Million United State Dollars($12,000,000.00)as unclaimed funds to the
Emirates treasury account,the above stated funds most be claimed
immediately by somebody standing in as late Mr. Richard Burson's Next of
Kin.

According to UNITED ARAB EMIRATES LAW at the expiration of 20 (Twenty)
years,the money will be reverted by the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Government and
be used for improving the living conditions of the residents of U.A.E i.e
Building of Malls, Hotels and some other Tourism centers if nobody applies
to claim the fund because this is where UNITED ARAB EMIRATES governments
raise money to build such luxury buildings, Hotel's and Malls. This
revelation is only known to me because i was his personal account officer
before i was posted to become the Bank Branch Manager.

I am now seeking your cooperation to act as NEXT OF KIN to late Mr. Richard
Burson to claim the funds and move them into useful investments,we shall
split the money between ourselves upon the confirmation of the money into
your dominated Bank Account in your country.

I am ready to offer you 35% of the total funds and 60% for me while 5% will
be set aside for any expenses that might be incurred during or after the
transaction.

Please note that by virtue of my position in the bank,i have worked out
perfect modality as well as i shall provide the relevant information and
documents for the successful claiming and transfer of the funds into the
account that will be provided by you. I don't want this funds to be in any
part of gulf country for a security purpose during and after the
transaction and i cannot stand in the forefront of this transaction because
i work with the bank that is why i am contacting you for an assistance and
be rest assured that this deal involves no risk upon the receiving of your
acceptance mail.

I will like you to provide me with the following details below:

(1) Your contact phone Number:
(2) Your Full Name:
(3) Current Resident Address:
(4) Your Private E-mail Address:
(5) Your Occupation:
(6) Your Age and Sex:
(7) Your Nationality:

Then i shall instruct you with due process of concluding this transaction
without any delay. Please discard this message if you are not interested,if
you have any reasons to reject this offer because any Leakage of this
information will be too bad for me at my office as the Branch Manager
National Bank of Abu Dhabi here in U.A.E.

Thanks for your kind understanding.

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