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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. Karim karoiu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cfo.fgb@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 17:45:01 -0800
Subject: Hello there,

Greetings,

I am Mr.Karim Karoui,

Head of Business Planning & Financial Control with a reputable bank here in U. A. E. I write you this proposal in good faith, believing that I can trust you with the information I am about to reveal to you. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On November 2007, an Iraqi Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the CHEVRON PETROLEUM CORPORATION, MR MOHAMMAD AL NASSER made a (Fixed deposit) for 36 calendar months, valued at US$18,000,000.00 (Eighteen Million United States Dollars) in my bank and I was his account officer before I elevate to the position of a Financial Officer.

Upon maturity in 2010, as his account officer and as well the Head of Business Planning & Financial Control Officer of my bank, it is my duty to notify him on the maturity date whereby I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but the letter was returned. After sometime, I resend the same letter, but it was again returned at that point I became skeptical and began series of research to find out the reason why the letter was being returned, to my amazement I discovered from his contract employers, Chevron Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Mohammad Al Nasser was among the death victims recorded on the September 30, 2009 Sumatra earthquake in Indonesia that left over 1,200 people dead whilst he was there on business trip. However since the last quarter of 2010 until now, the management of my bank had put in much effort to reach his relatives to ascertain if they will roll over the Deposit or have the contract sum withdrawn, but all efforts turn out abortive. When I d!
iscovered that this will happen, I

Some directors here in my bank have been trying to find out from me the information about his account, but I have kept it undisclosed because I know that if they're aware that Mr. Mohammad Al Nasser is late, they will quickly divert his funds for their selfish interest just as they did to the rest customers who had similar cases. Therefore I am seeking your co-operation to present you as the beneficiary to this funds as record shows that you bare the same last/family name with the deceased, this will enable my bank headquarter to pay the funds to you as his heirs. I will carry out every necessary banking modalities/arrangements needed to present you as the Next of Kin, you are only required to enter your personal details to be registered into the Database System of my bank to reflect you as his next of kin.

If you consider this proposal a turning point to our financial freedom, we shall both benefits equally from this transaction in the sharing ratio of 45% to you and 45% for me while the remaining 10% will be giving to the less privilege and the motherless home for charity purpose.

Your co-operation on the above proposal would be highly appreciated also as this matter is urgent, I would appreciate a reply as soon as possible.

Regards,

Mr.Karim Karoui

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