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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Bowardi <ahmedalbowardi3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: : ;
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:03:51 -0800 (PST)
Subject: KINDLY GET BACK TO ME URGENT
MUBADALA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
P.O Box 45005,
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
Toll Free No :800 MUBADALA
www.mubadala.ae
Greetings from the entire of board of directors Mubadala Development Company and may Almighty Allah bless and your entire household.
I would be happy to partner with you by investing my own personal fund in your custody their in India that is if you have any viable project that we can finance. If you are interested to co-operate and work with me, please provide your full contact information for further details.Thanks for your kind cooperation expecting to hear from you
soonest
Best Regards,
Mohammed Ahmed Al-Bowardi
Vice Chairman(Mubadala)
Mubadala Development Company
P.O Box 45005
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Private Tel: +971 555 425 294
www.mubadala.ae
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