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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 <contact@jobsa1.com>
Reply-To: husamalsayed017@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:59:55 +0600
Subject: Greetings



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Hello Greetings!


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 2019. 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.

Kindly reply me through this private email address:
husamalsayed017@gmail.com

Yours truly,
Mr. Husam Al Sayed.
General Manager Human Resources.
Private email: (husamalsayed017@gmail.com)

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