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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: "faeqah nejad" <faeqahnejad.nbd0708@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:41:58 +0400
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL


Dear,



My name is Faeqah Nejad, I am the Regional Manager of the National
Bank of Dubai , Dubai Media City branch, with this personal e-mail address (
fae_nejad.nbd07@yahoo.com<http://us.mc448.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?toúe_nejad.nbd07@yahoo.com>)
Am awfully sorry if this letter does not suit your business or
personal
ethics. I got your contact during my search on business/ dealers and real
estate internet search and as my mind strongly tells me that I can trust you
because I desperately need someone I can trust, I am 48years of age and
married with 3 lovely kids, I have a business proposal that I need a trusted
person who can help me out, I promise you that you are not going to regret
doing business with me, I only hope we can assist each other mutually, If
you don't want this business offer kindly forget it as I will not bother you
again.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of
us, as the REGIONAL MANAGER OF MY BRANCH, it is my duty to send our end of
the year financial report to our head office in BANIYAS, DEIRA, DUBAI, UAE
(main office of NBD) at the end of each year, in my financial report for
last year ended, I carefully set aside a huge amount of money from the total
profit made by the Bank, this fund is in a suspense account in my branch, as
the Bank Manager, am not supposed to be directly connected to this fund.


This is the reason why I need someone like you, who I can trust,
you are to stand in as the beneficiary to this deposited funds as next of
kin and claim that your business partner made the deposit before his dead,
meanwhile I will furnish you with the amount involved and all the necessary
details to back up your claim if you are actually interested in the deal, as
it is 100% risk free and my 100 % promise to you, some origin details and
documents will be forwarded to you once I get your response, I assure you
that this transaction is 100% risk free because you will not be required to
appear in person.


The actual fact is that this kind of transaction goes on secretly in
almost all the Banks in the UAE but you have to be an insider to find out, I
don't mind sharing the money equal with you once it is successfully
transferred to your account, I beg you in the name of ALLAH not to turn
against me once this money gets to your account, because I really know that
some people use to change whenever they see money and they start thinking
evil, so If you are interested in this transaction, please kindly assure me
that you are willing to handle it without thinking any bad against me later
in this deal and I will be waiting to hear from you.

Best regards,

MR. FAEQAH NEJAD
fae_nejad.nbd07@yahoo.com<http://us.mc448.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?toúe_nejad.nbd07@yahoo.com>

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