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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: "MOHAMMAD LAWAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <offshorepaymentdubai@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2016 09:18:03 -0700
Subject: [Spam]DUBAI OFFSHORE PAYMENT CENTRE.

Attention:

Permit me to say that today marks the beginning of the most success story in your life provided you queue

along with other successful beneficiaries that have confirmed their overdue payment without any iota of

doubt or unbelief.

Please be informed that United Nation/World Bank sector has forwarded your payment file here in Dubai

Offshore Payment Center to release your fund valued US$8,300,000.00 million, therefore your

Present/Attention is needed here in Payment Center for signing of some relevant documents for proof of your

payment.

You are advice to furnish us with your flight itinerary and hotel accommodation as soon as you made your

reservation to enable us accord you with the necessary logistics support for your arrival.

The transaction takes two (2) days upon your arrival. You shall be accredited on the first day of your

arrival and the endorsement of the documents takes place the following day. In other words, you are required

to book for two (2) days hotel reservation.

We wait for your immediate reply.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Mohammad Lawan,(Director of Operations)
Emirates Towers, 41 Floor,Office 4116-Dubai.
Tel No: +971559806575

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