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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 Seifeldin Abdelkareem <muhajohn12@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 13:09:20 -0700
Subject: URGENT REPLY

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Mr. Seifeldin Abdelkareem
Chief Financial Officer
Ajman Bank, Dubai U.A.E

David Shavdia, was 40 years when he met his untimely death, His
parents had lived in India sometime before settling in Iraq in the
early 90's due to the line of business they chose .Unfortunately he
lost both parents early in his life which left the family business to
him. When the war in Iraq became hot he had to relocate, having his
last address in Dubai U.A.E where i met him and took him with me from
Arab Bank to Ajman Bank. He was operating his business here until his
death. David was an International Oil merchant and never knew any
other relatives since his parents kept to themselves, nor married
before his death. He told me he made his money serving the Hussein
brothers.

I am a CFO in one of the reputable Banks here in Dubai,United Arab Emirates.
I want to solicit your honest assistance in securing and INVESTMENT of
a sum of ($155.000000) one hundred and fifty five million dollar in
his account and nobody knows about his account, and i need somebody
who is capable to claim the money as next of kin You are not to face
any difficulties or legal implications as I am going to handle the
transfer personally. If you are capable of receiving the funds, do let
me know immediately to enable give you a detailed information on what
to do. if you are reliable and can be trusted. I assure that you will
be paid a very good percentage for your sincere involvement

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