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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: Mona Ahmed <hhhmmmm660@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Mona Ahmed <monaahmed1@katamail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:28:12 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Assist Me Please........



From The Desk of Mrs Alkhazzan Mona Ahmed.
Branch Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Al Ain Branch Ali Ibn Abi Talib St, Near Oud
Al Tawba Round About,United Arab Emirates U.A .E


Assalamualiakum,

This message might meet you in (utmost surprise), however,it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction.I got your e-mail address in Internet while browsing after I decided to contact you and ask for your assistance in this urgent matter,requiring trust and confidentiality, I am Alkhazzan Mona Ahmed Saudi Arabian Citizen,am the Branch manager, National Bank of Abu Dhabi,(UNITED ARAB EMIRATES), Married with Five children.I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds of US$12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million United State Dollars) our bank deceased customer late Mr. Thomas Stone who died on (Egypt Air Flight 990) along with his family left unclaimed with our bank to you as the beneficiary.

I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Thomas Stone, died in the plane crash On October 31, 1999, (an Egyptian Boeing 767 Flight 990) with other passengers on board as you can confirm it yourself via the website below.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml

Hence i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 50/40 while 10% will be mapped out for expenses that may occur on the process.As a woman I want to entrust this fund in your hands for the future of my family.
Please note that by the virtue of my position in the bank, I have worked out the perfect modality as well as I shall provide the relevant information's and documents for the successful claim and transfer of the funds in the account that will be provided by you.

I can not stand in the forefront of this transaction because I work with the bank, that is why I have come to you, for assistance be rest assured that this project involve no risk to you, upon the receipt of your acceptance mail , I will provide you with further details.Reply through my private email address below.

Respectfully yours,

Alkhazzan Mona Ahmed.
Branch Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Al Ain Branch Ali Ibn Abi Talib St, Near Oud
Al Tawba Round About, United Arab Emirates
Private email:monaahmeed2017@gmail.com

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