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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: "BARCLAYS BANKl" <noreply@barclaysbank.dubai>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:43:46 -0700
Subject: CLAIM FUNDS: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN


Good day,
In 2016, one Mr. Weimin whose surname is same as yours and has your countr=
y in his file as his place of origin, made a fixed deposit for 36 months, v=
alued at $26,700,000.00 with my bank. I was his account officer before I ro=
se to the position of Managing Director. =

The maturity date for this deposit contract was 27th of January 2020.Sadly=
Mr.Weimin was among the death victims in the January 2020 coronavirus dise=
ase in China that left thousands of people dead while he was there on busin=
ess trip. Since the last quarter of 2019 until today, the management of my =
bank have been finding means to reach him so as ascertain if he will roll o=
ver the Deposit or have the contract sum withdrawn.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 fun=
d and use the proceeds for business. Some directors here have been trying t=
o find out from me the information about this account and the owner, but I =
have kept it closed because, I know that if they become aware that Mr Weimi=
n is late, they will take the funds for themselves. =

Therefore, am seeking your co-operation to present you as the one to benef=
it from his fund at his death since you have the same name, so that my bank=
headquarters will pay the funds to you. I have done enough inside bank arr=
angement and you only have to put in your details into the information netw=
ork in the bank computers and reflect you as his next of kin. =

If you concur with this proposal, I intend for you to retain 50% of the fu=
nds while 50% shall be for me. Kindly forward your response to me immediate=
ly through email below: =

My Name is Mars Rush and personal assistance to Mr Ashok Aswani contact me=
rush.pa13@yahoo.com =

I will make everything easy for you. =

=

Mr.Ashok Vaswani =

Chief Executive Officer =

Barclays Bank of Dubai

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