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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: "Mr. Shayne Nelson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shaynenelsonprivate@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 15:11:14 +0800
Subject: Hello My Dear Friend,

Hello My Dear Friend,
 
My Name is Mr. Shayne Nelson, I am the Group Financial Officer of Emirates NBD  Bank PJSC. This message might meet you
in utmost surprise. However, it's my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction.
 
An account was opened in my bank by one of my customer in the name of Mr. Slankvic Peter a Dutch National from Germany who was
a consultant/contractor with the Federal Ministry of Mines and Power here in Dubai made a numbered time fixed Deposit, valued at
$11,500,000.00 (Eleven Million, Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for twelve (12) calendar months in my Bank branch
and since 2006, this account has never be operated.
 
Upon maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and
finally I discovered from his contract employers that Mr. Peter is no longer on earth because he died with his entire family on a
plane crash that occurred in Libya on the 12th of May 2010. The said fund is still in my Bank branch and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. Now the fund is $15,200,000.00 (Fifteen Million Two Hundred Thousand
US Dollars) because of the accumulated interest. In accordance with U.A.E Government Law, at the expiration of 10 (Ten) years,
the money will be reverted back to the ownership of the Government of UAE if nobody comes forward for the funds and it
will be tag unclaimed funds.
 
Consequently I want to present you as the next of kin/heir to this late customer; hence you are a foreigner like him and the
funds will be transferred to your Bank account, after the successful transfer of the funds I will come over to your country
for the sharing and the money will be shared in the ratio of 45% for me, 45% for you and 10% to cover our expenses after the deal.
There is no risk involved, as I will use my position in the Bank to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution ofm
this transaction within 9-working days.
 
If this proposal interests you let me know by sending me an email and I will send to you detailed Information on how this business
would be successfully transacted, Be informed that nobody knows about the secret of this fund except me and I know how to carry
out the entire transaction.
 
Please include your private phone numbers for a voice talk and reply me through my personal email (shaynenelsonprivate@gmail.com)
Looking forward to your urgent reply to enable me give you more details.
 
Best Regards,
Mr. Shayne Nelson
Group Chief Executive Officer, Dubai, U.A.E

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