419 scam: "Emirates NBD Bank"<mohamed.alshehi@yandex.com> Re: Mohamed Al Shehi.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "offshore 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Emirates NBD Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohamed.alshehi@emirates.net.ae>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 23:38:04 +0100
Subject: Re: Mohamed Al Shehi.

Emirates NBD Bank
Baniyas Road, Deira Centre
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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 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.

Kindly reconfirm your details to enable us credit your account directly by telegraphic transfer or through any of our Correspondent 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.

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

Mohamed Hamad Obaid Al Shehi
Deputy Director General,
Dubai Department of Finance
Emirates NBD Bank
Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

DISCLAIMER:"This e-mail message including any of its attachments is intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain privileged information. If you are not the addressee or
you have received this email message in error, please notify the sender who will remove your details from its database. You are not authorized to read, copy, disseminate,
distribute or use this e-mail message or any attachment to it in any manner and must delete the email and destroy any hard copies of it. This e-mail message does not contain
financial instructions or commitments of any kind. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and do not necessarily reflect the views of Emirates
NBD PJSC, or any other related subsidiaries, entities or persons."

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