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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: webmaster@sis.gob.pe
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 08:16:36 -0500 (PET)
Subject: Hello




>From the office of Mr Ahmed Al Salhi,
Branch Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi,
Mina Branch Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates.
Showroom No 1 Ground Floor,Al Aryam Tower,
Al Mina Road,Abu Dhabi U.A.E.

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. Ahmed Al Salhi, 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.

Mr Ahmed Al Salhi.
Branch Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Mina Branch Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates.


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