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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. Ali Al-Buhaddoud, MBA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tkutsaova@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2022 16:45:16 -0700
Subject: Re: Payment

Dear friend

I got your good business name through a business directory and by understanding the worth of your business and interest in your line of products, I deem it necessary to correspond and tell you about this business proposal.

I am Finance Executive Director, Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy for 2022 FIFA World Cup, and member of contract award committees in the Local Organizing Committee in the State of Qatar. In collaboration with my colleagues(senior officers) in the International Bank of Qatar, have decided to transfer abroad some amount of money, amounting to Five million, five hundred thousand u.s. dollars (USD$5.500,000.00) which we realized from an over invoice contract as per goods purchased/supplied from foreign companies.

This fund is now due for government quarter payment, as regards to your similarity of goods supplied. I have been mandated to arrange with you urgently for a possible transfer of this fund, into your personal or corporate account. and later go into a joint venture with you with some part of the money.

Meanwhile, be assured that modalities have been worked out to effect a successful hitch free money transfer, we as the owner have agreed upon to give out 30% of the fund as commission due to you, for your assistance. while 5% will be mapped out to offset any bill (expenses) incurred on the course of the transfer. This transaction is hoped to last within 15 working days. as of its commencement.

We await your immediate reply for further instruction and details. Should this transaction not appeal to you, do me a favor by getting back to me, for security reasons, so that we may know what to do, as the personalities involved are government officials, who have put many years of active service in the office and may not like their reputable images dented.

Based on this transaction, I have the same view of mutual understanding and trust to you pending when I hear from you.

Strictly Confidential


Regards
Mr. Ali Al-Buhaddoud, MBA
Finance Executive Director & Member Contract Awarding committee
Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy
2022 FIFA World Cup
Direct WhatsApp +97470565534

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