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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: Farhad Shaikha <farhad.sonatatrading@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:56:43 +0800
Subject: Next of Kin Approval

Hello

I am Mr, Faisal Mohammed Abdulkarim Alzarouni Deputy General
Manager-Audit & Compliance at National Bank of Abu Dhabi here in U.A.E. I
write you this proposal in good faith hoping that I will rely on you . In
2006, one Mr. Omar B Krishnan has same surname as yours and who has
your country in his file as his place of origin and same with your
country , made a fixed deposit for 36 calendar months, valued at
$18,400,000.00 with my bank. I was his account officer before I rose to the
position of the auditor general now. The maturity date for this deposit
contract was 16th of January 2009. Unfortunately, while on a business trip
,he died in a deadly earthquake that occurred on May 12, 2008 in Sichuan
province of China which killed at least 68,000 people.
Since the last quarter of 2009 until today,the management of my bank have
been finding a means to reach him so as ascertain if he will want to roll
over the Deposit or have the contract sum withdraw .Since September
2009,when I discovered that this will happen , I learn t of his death ,so I
have tried to think up a procedure to preserve this fund and use the
proceed for charity .
Some directors here have been trying to find out from me the information
about this account and the owner, but I have kept it closed because, I know
that if they become aware that Mr Omar is now late, they will corner the
funds for themselves. 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 head quarters will pay the funds to you. I have
done enough inside the bank arrangement and will only have to put in your
details into the information network in the bank computers and reflect you
as his next of kin.
We are like brothers now, so I am suggesting we share the funds
equal,50/50% to both parties My share will assist me to Finish up a charity
organization Building Project and my real Estate Project which i have at
hand and to help the poor and also own a company which has been my dream
May Almighty Allah bless you thank you very Much i look forwards to have a
Good relationship with you after this transaction.
Regards,

General Manager of National Bank of Abu Dhabi UAE

Mr Faisal Mohammed Abdulkarim Alzarouni .

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