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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Salim Zaid" <jwatson00067@gmail.com>
Reply-To: salimzaid0013@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 May 2021 03:16:43 -0700
Subject: Re



I am Mr. Salim Zaid, Syria / English citizen and Principal assurance
manager in one of reputable banks in Europe. Mr. Mohammed Raji a staff of
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company got in touch with me on an investment
which was placed under our banks management some years ago.I respectfully
request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect
the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail. I
contact you independently of our investigation and no one is informed of
this communication. I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I
believe would be of interest to you. In 2010, the subject matter;


Mr. Mohammed Raji came to our bank to engage in business discussions with
our private banking division. He informed us that he had a financial
portfolio of $75, 000, 000, 00 (Seventy-Five Million United States
dollars), which he wished to have us turn over (invest) on his behalf. I
was the officer assigned to his case; I made numerous suggestions in line
with my duties as the de-facto chief operations officer, especially given
the volume of funds he wished to put into our bank.We met on numerous
occasions prior to any investments being placed.
He later asks the business to be close because he wants to move the funds
to another country for investment.

The funds were moved to a private finance company who were a specialist
bank that accepts deposits from high net worth individuals and blue chip
corporations that handle valuable products or undertake transactions that
need immediate access to cash. Mr. Mohammed Raji told me he wanted the
money there as soon as he got into the country. This was the last
communication we had; this transpired last 2010, we later got a call from
the finance Company informing us about the inactivity of that particular
portfolio.
This was an astounding position as far as I was concerned, given the fact
that I managed the International private banking sector I was the only one
who knew about the deposit, and I could not understand why Mr. Mohammed
Raji had not come forward to claim his deposit.
The disappearance of Mr. Mohammed Raji which was later confirmed that he
was killed in one of the bomb attacks in Iraq. This bank has spent great
amounts of money trying to track this man's family; they have investigated
for months and have found no family. The investigation has come to an end.
My proposal is I want to introduce you to the bank as the next of kin in a
position to instruct the Finance company to release the deposit to you as
the closest surviving relation.
Upon receipt of the deposit, I am prepared to share the money with you.
That is:

I will simply nominate you as the next of kin and have them release the
deposit to you.25% of the total fund will be given to you for your position
as the next of kin. while I will keep the 75% for my retirement.
I would have gone ahead to ask the funds be released to me but that would
have drawn a straight line in my involvement in claiming the deposit. I
assure you that I could have the deposit released to you within a few days.
I will simply inform the bank of the final closing of the file relating to
Mr. Mohammed Raji.

I will then officially communicate with the Finance company and instruct
them to release the deposit to you which they will gladly do.
I am aware of the consequences of this proposal. So I ask that if you find
no interest in this project that you should discard this mail. I ask that
you do not be vindictive and destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to
you, delete this message and forget I ever contacted you.


Do not destroy my career because you do not approve of my proposal. You may
not know this but people like me who have made tidy sums out of comparable
situations run the whole private banking sector.

I am not a criminal and what I do, I do not find against good conscience,
this may be hard for you to understand, but the dynamics of my industry
dictates that I make this move.
Such opportunities only come one's way once in a lifetime. I cannot let
this chance pass me by, for once I find myself in total control of my
destiny. These chances won't pass me by. I ask that you do not destroy my
chance, if you will not work with me let me know and let me move on with my
life but do not destroy me. I am a family man and this is an opportunity to
provide them with new opportunities. There is a reward for this project and
it is a task well worth undertaking. I have evaluated the risks and the
only risk I have here is from you refusing to work with me and alerting my
bank.

I am the only one who knows of this situation, good fortune has blessed you
with a name that has planted you into the center of relevance in my life.
Let's share the blessing.
If you give me positive signals, I will initiate this process towards a
conclusion.

I wish to inform you that you should contact me via official channels; I
will deny knowing you and about this project. I repeat, I do not want you
contacting me through my official phone lines nor do I want you contacting
me through my official email account. Contact me only through the numbers I
will provide for you and also through this email address.

I do not want any direct link between you and me. My official lines are not
secure lines as they are periodically monitored to assess our level of
customer care in line with our Total Quality Management Policy.
Please observe this instruction religiously.

Please, again, note I am a family man, I have a wife and children. I send
you this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences
are, but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that
success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. I will send you
a copy of my identity after I have your full consent.

This is the one truth I have learned from my private banking clients. Do
not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord,

I await your response.


Email Address:
salimzaid0013@gmail.com

Best Regards
Mr.Salim Zaid

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