419 scam: "Mr. Alaa Eraiqat <" <info@dubai.net> Transaction

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- alaae4309@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Alaa Eraiqat <" <info@dubai.net>
Reply-To: alaae4309@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 17:02:16 -0700
Subject: Transaction

Please read carefully,
I am Mr. Alaa Eraiqat, a co-worker of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank.
I contacted you through this medium because I have a business proposition that I think will interest you or any other person with the same name as yours.

In our bank files we found a deposit account, which belongs to the late customer of the bank, who has the same name as yours..

However, I and our Information Officer have decided to request funds and share with each other, but we can not be directly linked to the funds.
I am therefore obliged to ask for help so that we can present you as a beneficiary of funds, placing in the bank database our bank as a beneficiary of funds, and then force the bank to release funds.

In the meantime, we intend to divide the funds among us by 33%, while the remaining 67% will be for me and my IT officer.

Remember that there is no risk associated with your business. It is only a bank for bank transfer and is executed in accordance with the law, which protects both of them from breach of the law. We only need you to become the sole beneficiary of the funds.

If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your response to this email, so I can answer all the details of the offer
<alaae4309@gmail.com>

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