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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: "Eman Abdulrazzaq" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <emanabdulrazzaq06@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2023 14:15:28 -0800
Subject: Re; Urgent Action Required to Transfer $52,000,000 Million USD!!!

Hello Friend,
 
Greetings and trusting you are well with your family. I am Eman Abdulrazzaq, a Banker at Emirates NBD. I need your partnership to repatriate a fund valued at US$52,000,000 (Fifty-Two Million United States Dollar) from a dormant account belonging to our late customer, who bears the same name as you and was a Crude Oil Dealer here in the United Arab Emirates. Before my client died, he deposited a large amount of money with my bank without Next of Kin/Heir to the account. Ever since the death of my client, I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives but to no avail.
 
However, I decided to search for a credible person and finding that you bear a similar last name, I was urged to contact you, that I may, with your consent, present you to the bank as my late client's surviving family member so as to enable you put up a claim to the bank in that capacity as a next of kin of my client, so that the proceeds of this Bank Account valued at (US$52,000,000) can be paid to you, before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable to the bank. I have all vital documents that would confer you the legal right to lay claim to the funds, and it would back up your claim.
 
Note, that this is legal and 100% risk free and that you should not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been made for the completion of this transfer. You will be entitled to 45% of the total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer, while the remaining 45% will be for me. And also, I would like to invest my own share of the money in your kind of business.
 
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
 
The information I require to commence the process is as follows:
 
1), Your Full Name:
2), Your Address:
3), Mobile Phone:
4), Your Occupation:
5), Date of Birth
 
I will appreciate your reply and opportunity to share more details and explore this opportunity together.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Eman Abdulrazzaq

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