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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: Suvo Sarkar <info.emiratesnbd87@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 05:08:43 -0400
Subject: Business proposal Letter!!

Greetings to you!!

With Due Respect I know this letter will be a surprise to you because you
did not give me the permission to do so and neither do you know me but
before I tell you about myself, I want you to please forgive me for sending
this mail without your permission.

I'm Mr. Suvo Sarkar a Bank Officer here in the United Arab Emirates, I got
your contact through a reliable source called database through Dubai
chamber of commerce. I am writing to solicit your assistance in the
transfer of US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million United State Dollars) . If you
accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response to me. This is
the only reason why I contacted you, I am willing to go into partnership
investment with you owing to your wealth of experience.

So please if you are interested to assist on this venture kindly contact me
back for more details. I am impelled to request for your assistance to
receive this money into your bank account on my behalf. I agree that 50% of
this money will be for you as a foreign partner, in respect to the
provision of a foreign account, and 50% would be for me.

Please, your assistance will be highly appreciated.??

Yours faithfully"
Mr. Suvo Sarkar
Senior Executive Vice President & Group Head - Retail Banking & Wealth
Management Emirates NBD.

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