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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: "Mr.AbdulHamid Mohammed Saeed" <mohammedamohammed01@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:37:20 -0700
Subject: ACCEPT MY OFFER WITH GOOD FAITH

ACCEPT MY OFFER WITH GOOD FAITH.

My name is Mr. AbdulHamid Mohammed Saeed currently Managing Director here in (FAB -FIRST ABU DHABI BANK) at United Arab Emirate, a personal account manager
to late Mohammed al Nasser. And this deceased client of mine died as a result of a heart-related condition in February 2008.I have contacted you to assist in the distribution
of the funds left behind by my late client. Before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the custodian bank, and this deposit valued :( Seventeen million five hundred
thousand) United States Dollars.

Our bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin of my client, or have the account confiscated. My proposition to you is to seek your consent in presenting you as
the next of kin (beneficiary) to my late Client’s Estates, So that the proceeds of this account can be remitted into your account as a foreign Partner. Then we can both share
the funding on a mutually agreement and Percentage.

All legal documentations to back up your claims as my late client's next of kin will be provided. All I require is your absolute honesty, co-operation and total adherence to my
instructions, to enable us transfer this funds into your account smoothly. This transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement, which will protect you from any
Infraction of the law.

If this proposition offends your moral ethics, do accept my sincere Apology. In the contrary, if it pleases you, then contact me with urgency indicating your interest. I shall await
your response.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.AbdulHamid Mohammed Saeed.

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