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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: Jamal Bin Ghalaita <edward.mark994775@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jamal.ghalaita@aol.com
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2021 08:55:25 +0100
Subject: YOUR REPLY WILL BE IN OUR BEST INTEREST.

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Dear Friend Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Advance

My Name is Mr. Jamal Bin Ghalaita, i am the Chief Financial Officer of
the Emirate NBD in Dubai. A late investor who bears the same last name
with you has left $5,340,000{Five Million Three Hundred and Forty
Thousand United States Dollars} with Our Bank for some years and no
Next of kin has come forward all these years for claim.

Please get back to me as soon as possible for more details if you are
interested in my proposal via email: <jamal.ghalaita@aol.com>


Regards,
Jamal Bin Ghalaita

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