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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- m.alglhzawi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Info" <info@amaonline.com>
Reply-To: m.alglhzawi@gmail.com
Date: 13 Oct 2016 14:58:38 -0700
Subject: Your attention is required

Attention to you my dear friend,

I took it as pleasure and responsibility to deliver to you this great news of fortune which I personally have studied perfectly over the past nine years from now and I promised, guarantied you successful transaction on this “once you accept it, understand our (you and I) target/goal, trust and follow my lead as I said it and when I said it.

After studying this transaction, I have managed to get your email contact hoping you could be fit enough to partner with me to finish it because I cannot finish it alone neither on my family name; this is why I must trust in you and you trust in me for this great fortune.

A customer of ours also a very good close friend of mine, who had no family but me “a friend”, died nine years ago in Tsunami tragedy in Indonesia leaving behind an estate/capital (US$685M) six hundred, eighty five million United States Dollars in our bank here where I work as foreign currency overseas control manager and up till date no one has come forward or put application for the claim. Just as I knew it will be.

During our bank private search for the late gentle man relatives, I had to put your name and email contact which matches the same surname as the deceased who died intestate with no Will or next of kin.
To maintain the level of security required I have intentionally left out some details of this transaction.

Banking regulation demand that I notify the fiscal authorities after a statutory time period when dormant accounts of this type are called in by the monetary regulatory bodies if no one apply's to claim the funds. So I hereby request you to come forward since I can provide you with the details needed for you to claim the capital so that I will do all the crucial part in our bank to have the claim released to you promptly.

Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue to affirm your willingness and cooperation.
Please do so by replying me at my private email: m.alglhzawi@gmail.com with your Telephone/Fax number.

I do expect your prompt response m.alglhzawi@gmail.com

Please keep this news to yourself for our security reason, also for your good safety.

Thank you,

Glen Ralph,
Senior Manager - Overseas Control Foreign Currency Department.

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