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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: "National Bank of Dubai" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nbdemirates@blumail.org>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 20:55:14 +0400
Subject: Re: Your Fund..

National Bank of Dubai
Baniyas Road, Deira Centre
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Email: nbdemirates@blumail.org
TELEPHONE+971-5-28206883

Attention: Beneficiary,

We wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough review of your Inheritance/Contract funds
transfer release documents in conjunction with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
assessment report, your payment file was forwarded to us for immediate transfer of a part-payment of
US$3,800,000.00(Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to your designated bank
account from their offshore account with us.

The audit reports given to us, shows that you have been going through hard times by paying a lot of
money to see to the release of your funds, which has been delayed by some dubious officials.

We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence outside this office
since you do not have to pay any money or fee to receive your funds as you have met up with the
whole funds transfer requirements.

The only thing required from you is to obtain the Unconditionally and Non-Residential Clearance
Approval to enable us credit your account directly by telegraphic transfer or through any of our
corresponding banks and send copies of the funds transfer release documents to you and your bankers
for confirmation.

Should you follow our directives, your funds will be credited and reflect in your bank account
within five (5) bank working days from the day you obtain this Unconditionally and Non-Residential
Clearance Fund Approval.
For further details and assistance on this Remittance Notification, kindly provide us with the below
details:

FULL NAME AND AGE:
BANKING DETAILS
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS

Best Regards

Mohammed Wajid Kamran
Chief Executive Officer
Emirates NBD.
Email: nbdemirates@blumail.org
TELEPHONE+971-5-28206883

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