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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: husam al sayed <husamsayedal088@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2019 14:20:22 -0800
Subject: Greetings from Husam Al Sayed

With Due Respect, I presumed that all is well with you and your family.
Please let this not be a surprised message to you because i got your
contact information from the international directory few days ago before I
decided to contact you on this magnitude and lucrative transaction for our
present and future survival in life. Moreover, i have laid all the solemn
trust in you before i decided to disclose this successful and confidential
transaction to you. I decided to write you this message. I was pushed to
contact you and see how best we can assist each other. I am Mr. Husam Al
Sayed, a Bank Officer here in U.A.E. I believe it is the wish of God for me
to come across you now. I am having an important business discussion I wish
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. Peter ,had a fixed deposit with my bank in 2008 for 108
calendar months, valued at US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million United State
Dollars) the due date for this deposit contract was last 22nd of November
2017. Sadly he was among the death victims on the 30th September 2009 West
Sumatra Earthquake: Padang Indonesian that killed over 1,000 people .He
was in Indonesia on a business trip and that was how he met his end. My
bank management is yet to know about his death, I knew about it because he
was my friend and I am his account officer. he did not mention any Next of
Kin/ Heir when the account was opened, and he was never married and had no
children. Last week my Bank Management requested that he should give
instructions on what to do about his funds, if to renew the contract or to
received he's fund back.

I know this will happen and that is why I have been looking for a means to
handle the situation, because if our Bank directors happens to know that he
is dead and do not have any Heir, they will take the funds for their
personal use, so I don't want such to happen. That was why I contacted you,
I am now seeking your co-operation to present you as the Next of Kin/ Heir
to the account, since we can use your last name with he's and my bank
headquarters will release the account to you. There is no risk involved,
the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of law. Hence; I am inviting you for a
business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of
50/50 if you agree to my business proposal.

Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as
arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin to
the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your
private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and
location where in the money will be remitted. I will not fail to bring to
your notice that this transaction is hitch-free and please you should not
entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for
the transfer. You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive
this letter. Trusting to hear from you immediately. We shall go over the
details once I receive your urgent response.

Your urgent attention to this matter would be appreciated.

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