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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: Hussni B Mohamed D <hbmd1001@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:18:33 +0400
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam,I Will Appreciate Your Fast Response.


Hello Sir/Madam,

Peace and God's mercy be upon you.

I only got your contact details from the United Arab Emirates Exchange
Information On-line Service on my personal programmed search on the
internet for a reputable company or individual to assist me sincerely &
confidential which your information & profiles were very satisfactory, so I
decided to contact you immediately.

With a warm heart, I offer my friendship and greetings, However, it is just
my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me contact you for this
transaction.

I am Hussni Bin Mohamed Diah, a banker by profession, I am from Malaysia
but live and work here in Dubai, I am working with the First Gulf Bank over
here in Dubai the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) and currently holding the
position of Director, Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank.

I have the opportunity of transferring the left-over funds of
US$17,500,000.00 [SEVENTEEN MILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS ONLY] of one of my bank customers who died along with his entire
family in a bomb blast in Iraq, in 2006.

The customer has no relative to claim the fund and I want you to help me
receive the fund in your country or any country of your choice because I
cannot do that alone except with a foreign partner like you. This is an
opportunity for us to claim the fund and give our lives a complete
definition and meaning.

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared
between the two of us in the ratio of 50/50 percent.

If you agree to my business proposal, more details of the fund transfer
including the related vital legal documents concerning this transaction
will be forwarded to you for more clarifications as soon as I receive your
reply.

Please treat this transaction as very confidential. For more information’s
kindly direct email reply me immediately. my personal email:
hbmd1@hotmail.com )

Thanks for your co-operation.



Regards,

Hussni Bin Mohamed Diah.

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