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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: "Awatif Al Rumaith"<awatifae@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:28:23 +0300
Subject: Sincere regards,

Good Day,


I am Mr. Awatif Al Rumaith , Branch Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi Branch, I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. An American Iraqi foreign oil consultant /Contractor with Chevron Petroleum Corporation named Mr. Thomas Stone (Late) made a numbered Term (Fixed) Deposit for twelve (12) calendar months, valued at Twelve Million United States Dollars ($12,000,000.00) in my branch.

Late Thomas Stone who died in a plane crash in a 1999 air crash involving Egypt Air Flight 990. If you wish to access more information about this crash and person you can contact this website:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm

I shall furnish you with due process of concluding this transaction should you agree to a mutually beneficial proposal of mine. I would like you to provide me with your personal telephone contact number and your full name to enable us communicate easily. Please I urge you to kindly. reply me via my private email address as depicted below. awatifaeq@yahoo.com


Sincere regards,

Awatif Al Rumaith

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