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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: Sami Ali Al Amri <headquarters3060@gmail.com>
Reply-To: samialialamri83@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 05:17:04 -0800
Subject: FROM MR. SAMI THE CASHIER OF ISLAMIC BANK DUBAI.

Hello Friend Nice To Meet You! I am Mr Sami Ali Al Amri from Islamic
Bank Dubai. I have an important transaction I need to discuss with
you. I write this proposal in good faith hoping that I will rely on
you in a business transaction that requires absolute confidentiality
and of great interest and benefit to our both families.

In 2007, one Mr. Donald James whose surname is the same as yours and
has your country in his file as his place of origin, made a fixed
deposit for 36 months, valued at $26,700,000.00 with my bank.
Twenty Six Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars, I was
his account officer.

The maturity date for this deposit contract was 18th of June 2010.
Sadly Donald James was among the death victims in the September 2009
earthquake in Indonesia that left over 1,200 people dead while he was
there on a business trip. Since the last quarter of 2010 until today,
the management of my bank has been finding means to reach him so as
certain if he will roll over the Deposit or have the contract sum
withdrawn.

Therefore, I am seeking your cooperation to present you as the one to
benefit 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 arrangements and you only have to put in your
details into the information network 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 funds while 50% shall be for me.

Kindly get back to me so i can explain more about this transaction and
how we are going to achieve this fund through the email below.

samialialamri83@gmail.com

I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as possible.
Thanks

Regards,
Mr. Sami Ali Al Amri.

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