419 scam: MR ARIF SHAIKH <nguyenha@vn.hansae.com> Greeting From Dubai

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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.
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.
- arifshaikh@freemail.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR ARIF SHAIKH <nguyenha@vn.hansae.com>
Reply-To: arifshaikh@freemail.hu
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2017 12:23:55 +0100
Subject: Greeting From Dubai

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Greeting From Dubai,

My name is MR ARIF SHAIKH, Working with (NBAD), I am writing this letter
to
ask for your support and co-operation to carry out this secret and risk
free business opportunity in my branch office department, the deal is
that
you have to stand as a depositor next of kin to claim this money and
leave
the rest to me to finish as an insider. George Christopher Kenneth.

An American Foreign Oil Consultant/Contractor with the Chevron Petroleum
Corporation Middle East, Asia, has a secret (fixed) deposit bank account
in
twelve calendar months in my branch upon maturity, after many years not
hearing from him, the bank management decided to send a lot of routine
Email, Fax and Mailing notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply.

After month's, we still sent an email and post reminder's and finally we
discovered from his contract employee Director, who Told the bank
management that George Christopher Kenneth died in the car crash in US.
If
you're interested in this deal,please I would like you to provide for me
with the following details below in my private email:
arifshaikh@freemail.hu , to enable me start the change of ownership and
transfer process immediately.

Full Name:

Mobile Number:

Your correct E-mail:

Hope to hear from you soon.

Best Regards,

MR ARIF SHAIKH

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