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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: "E.D AlMaktoum" <mpmyer@comcen.com.au>
Reply-To: almaktoum@bigmir.net
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:02:37 +1000
Subject: Business Partnership



From: Mr.E.D AlMaktoum
London, U.K
Greetings to you.

I am Mr.E.D AlMaktoum and though I reside in the U.K, I am a citizen
of U.A.E. I am the heir apparent to a family business with its "roots"
in Dubai, U.A.E.
The importance of my position in my family mandated that I be sent to
study for a degree in the U.K. At the conclusion of my degree
programme, my family decided to open the first European branch of the
company in the U.K and I was put in-charge to run it. This was of
course a good beginning for me. At present, we are at the end of
another trading year and our auditors have once again brought it to
our attention, that the tax rates applicable to our company due to the
fact that we the owners are not British is gradually "killing" our
business. Unlike the last time I was alerted, I have this time, taken
a critical overview of the records from "day one" and the auditors
seem very correct. This situation when related to my father has really
been disturbing. After much "brain storming", my father has decided to
close the UK branch. He has directed that we salvage what is left of
our investment and concentrate our efforts on Dubai in the United Arab
Emirates.

Now, you must wonder why I have contacted you! I am contacting you now
because there is an arrangement that I have personally mapped out to
ensure that what ever cash remaining in the Company account be
transferred to you if you are willing to assist me in this regards.
All you will be required to do is to draft an agreement from your end
that you will be supplying Medical and Agricultural Equipment to the
tone of $18.5 (Eighteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) in my Company's favor. Once this agreement is set up, I will
need to see the contents and have a copy submitted to my bankers here
so they can immediately begin the transfer processes of the stipulated
amount in favor of goods to be supplied(Supposedly) by you.

After the agreement between you and I has been submitted to my
bankers, I will file for bankruptcy while the agreement still stands
with my bankers. This way,I will be able to leave the U.K back to my
Country without having to pay so much taxes on the funds remaining and
I will not be loosing much money at the same time. You must understand
that I personally have something in it for myself because what I
declare to the company in Dubai, is what will be stated and accepted.

If you are willing to assist, please respond to this message and bear
in mind that your confidentiality is required because if this
arrangement fails, I will probably loose everything I own in the U.K
For your assistance we will have a percentage share.
This will be discussed as soon as I get a response from you.

I will be awaiting your response anxiously.
Thank you in view of your anticipated urgent cooperation.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.E.D AlMaktoum

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