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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: BERKANT AHMET <berkanthmt@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 01:11:41 -0800
Subject:

Hello ,

How do you do?

Please before you read this proposal, Have it in mind that this business is
based on trust and is 100% a risk-free business.I contacted you because
your profile made a good stand for this transaction. The fund may be
huge/small for you but partner with me to claim this fund in order to help
the least/less privileged/orphanage people.

I have contacted you from Emirates NBD Bank based on a very crucial matter
concerning an inheritance supposedly to be yours. On 21st January 2009, the
deceased made a fixed deposit of $18,400,000.00 into our bank's contract/
investment fixed account which was scheduled to be withdrawn after 4 years
interest USD23,552,000.00. in February 2013. Unfortunately in 2010, he died
in the 2010 Chile earthquake which occurred off the coast of central Chile
on Saturday, 27 February 2010, at 03:34 local time. Since the last quarter
of 2014 until today, the management of Emirates NBD Bank have been finding
means to contact him in-order to ascertain if he wishes to roll-over the
Deposit or have the contract sum withdrawn; meanwhile, since September 2010
when I learn of his death, I have tried to reach out to his relatives or
next of kin all to no avail and to avoid the bank taking over the deposit,
I have therefore decided to preserve this fund and use the proceed for
charity.

At the same time, some directors have been trying to find out from me the
information about this account and the owner, but based on my intentions, I
have kept it closed because I know that if any of the directors become
aware that my customer is now late, they will corner the funds for
themselves. That is why I seek for your indulgence and co-operation to work
with me as I present you as the one (beneficiary) to benefit from his fund
at his death since you have the same surname, so my bank head quarters will
pay the funds to you. I have conducted enough inside arrangement and you
only have to put in your details into the information network in the bank
database which reflects you as his next of kin.

I know that what is happening around the globe today makes it difficult for
someone to strike a clean deal of this nature, because unscrupulous
elements in society today have destroyed the good image of the legal ones.
But I would like to inform you that there is no society in the world today
without good eggs and bad eggs, even in your country. So executing this
deal must be accepted with a whole lot of faith and courage.

To enhance a mutual partnership, we share the funds equally, 50/50% to both
parties. My share will assist me to start a charity organization as I
intended and also start a company which has been my dream.

Let me know your mind on this and please do treat this information as TOP
SECRET. We shall go over the details once I receive your urgent response
for more details
Good day, and may GOD bless you.
Best regards,

Mr.Berkant Ahmet
Manager Remittance Department
EMIRATES NBD BANK

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