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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: "Mr. Ahmed El Sherif" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ahmed.nbf@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 23:24:00 -0800
Subject: Hello, are you interested?

Dear Friend,

This message might be receive in your Spam or Junk folder, don't be surprise. I got your email during an online survey,I was pushed to contact you to see how best we can assist each other.

My name is Mr. Ahmed El Sherif,the Branch Manager National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) Bur Dubai Branch,United Arab Emirates. I am 55 years old Married with four children.

I believe it is a great opportunity for me to come across your contact today. I'm having an important business discussion I want to share with you which I believe will interest you,because it is in connection with your last name and you are going to benefit from it.

One Late Mr.Donald Heck,a Crude Oil & Gas Dealer made a fixed deposit with my bank in 2009 for 60 calendar months,valued at $16,500,000.00 (Sixteen Million,Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars). The due date for this deposit contract was 22nd of March 2015. Sadly Mr.Donald Heck was among the death victims in Earthquake disaster that occurred in the off coast of central Chile on Saturday,27 February 2010 that killed over 800 people. He was in Chile on a business trip and that was how he met his end. My bank management/authority is yet to know about his death,I knew about it because he was my friend and I was his account officer. Mr.Donald Heck was yet to provide his Next of Kin/ Heir when the account was opened,and none of his family knows anything about the money before he passed away.

About two weeks ago,the Bank authority requested that Mr.Donald Heck should give instructions on what to do about his funds,if to renew the contract. I know this will happen and that is why I have been looking for a way to handle the situation, because if the Bank authority happen to know that Mr.Donald Heck is dead and do not have any Next Of Kin/Heir. According to UNITED ARAB EMIRATES LAW at the expiration of 9 (Nine) years,the money will be reverted to 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 Shopping Malls. This revelation is only known to me because I was his personal account officer before I was posted to be the Bank Branch Manager.

I don't want such to happen,that was why when I saw your contact,I was happy to contact you,to seeking your co-operation to present you as Next of Kin/Heir to the late depositor Mr.Donald Heck,and this will be a great opportunity for both of us if we could do this together. I am not a greedy person,so I am suggesting we share the fund equal,50/50% to both parties.

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.

Let me know your mind about this and 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 being the Bank Manager.

Thanks for your kind understanding.

Best Regards,
Mr. Ahmed El Sherif.

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