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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: "Mrs. Hareb Arub" <cos@chennaiport.gov.in>
Reply-To: hareb_arub@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2019 12:23:03 +0100
Subject: Kindly Forward Your Response

My name is Mrs. Hareb Arub I'm a banker working with Dubai Islamic Bank here in the United Arab Emirate (Dubai). I write to contact you over a very important business transaction which will be of our interest and benefit to our both families. it is true we have not met each other before but sometimes in life, luck and faith plays a role in two people meeting from no where to become friends or business Partners.In 2007, One Mr. Albudoor Nasser who made a fixed deposit for 36 months, valued at (Fourteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) with my bank but sadly Mr. Albudoor Nasser was among the death victims in the Malaysian Plain Crash, on his way for a business trip and that was how he met his end. I have been searching for any relative of his but with no success since his death no relative have come to claim his money Mr. Albudoor Nasser is a citizen of United Arab Emirate (Dubai) and also a Oil And Gas Investor here in the United Arab Emirate (Dubai). I was his account officer before i rose to the position of operations director the due date for this deposit contract was this 16 of January 2010.

The management of my bank has been finding means to reach him so as to ascertain if he will roll over the deposit or have the contract sum withdrawn, when i discovered that this will happen i have tried to think up a procedure to preserve this fund and use to proceeds for business but some directors here have been trying to find out from me the information about the account and the owner, but I have kept it closed because i know that if they become aware that Mr. Albudoor Nasser, is late they will take the funds for themselves spend it on luxury cars and women. Therefore am seeking your co-operation to present you as the beneficiary for this fund so that my bank headquarters will pay the funds to you.

I have done enough inside bank arrangement and all i have to do is to put in your details into the information network in the bank computers and reflect you as his next of kin. i am not a greedy person so we shall share equally 50% for me and 50% for you. We can do good with this money my share will assist me to start my own company which has been my dream and please do treat this information as top secret we shall go over the details once i receive your urgent reply all i need is your understanding because the both of us can make these work and become successful as god has destine us to be in life so i need your sincerity and your truthful heart.

Kindly forward your response to me as soon as possible.
Best Regards
Mrs Hareb Arub
Dubai Islamic Bank

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