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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: Shayne Nelson
Reply-To: <shaynenelson361@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2022 20:37:35 -0800
Subject: Hello My Dear Friend,


Hello my dear friend,

I am Mr. Shayne Nelson, Group CEO, United Arab Emirates. I write this proposal in good faith with the hope of having you in a business transaction that requires absolute confidentiality and of great interest and benefit to both families. In 2007, a certain Mr. Husson Kiwan, an Emirati citizen who has his country on file as his place of origin, made a 36-month fixed-term deposit, valued at US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million United States Dollars). America only)


I was their account manager before rising to the role of Group CEO, United Arab Emirates. The expiration date of this deposit agreement was September 27, 2010. Unfortunately, Mr. Husson was among the fatalities of the September 2009 earthquake in Indonesia that left more than 1,200 dead while he was there on a road trip. business. Since the last quarter of 2010 until today, my bank's management has been looking for ways to communicate with him in order to be sure whether he will reinvest the Deposit or withdraw the contract amount. When I found out that this will happen,

I have tried to devise a procedure to preserve this fund and use the proceeds for business. Some directors here have been trying to find out information about this account and the owner from me, but I have kept it closed because I know that if they find out that Husson is behind, they will appropriate the funds. Therefore, I seek your cooperation in presenting you as the one who will benefit from your fund upon your death as next of kin, so that my bank headquarters will deposit the funds into your bank account.

I have done enough within the banking arrangement and I only have to enter your data in the information network in the bank's computers and document it and reflect it as your next of kin. If you agree to this proposal, I intend for you to keep 50% of the funds, while 50% will go to me. Submit your answer.

I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as possible.
Thanks

Sincerely,
Shayne Nelson
CEO of the Group,
NBD Emirate Bank, Dubai

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