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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: "Mr Daniel Contie" <luvhn@keystage.in>
Reply-To: danielcontie405@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:45:21 +0000
Subject: Business Proposal


Greeting From Dubai,
The internet has been grossly abused by scam artists and miscreants whose intention is to hurt. In as much as one should be careful, same time we should not allow negative to kill the positive potential in a realistic business, please read my proposal carefully is 100% Risk-free.My name is Mr Steve E Richie BRANCH CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, Abu-Dhabi Commercial Bank (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) . I am writing this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out this business opportunity in my department. After an annual audit Last month in my branch I discovered documents of a late client who made a numbered fixed deposit with this branch valued$18,400,00.00 (Eighteen million four hundred thousand Dollars,) and I was lucky to have the scan documents with me in the saved position. I discovered from his personal secretary Petroleum Corporation that Mr Daniel , died of Covid-19, 06-18- 2020, He was also not married and he has no kid to show as next of kin in his banking profiles.

According to United Arab Emirate Banking law. once they find out that customer is no more alive and his account profiles as no trace of next of kin the fund will be confiscated as states treasury or the bank shareholder will share the fund for their selfish interest if nobody apply for the claim.I am seeking for your support to stand as next of kin/ beneficiary to claim these funds so that we move it into useful investments .

Reply to my email with all this above information.

YOUR FULL NAME :

HOUSE ADDRESS:

OCCUPATION:

DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:

COPY OF VALID ID CARD:

Email: danielcontie405@outlook.com





Regarding
Mr Daniel Contie

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