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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: Faisal <fgb103914@gmail.com>
Reply-To: faisalabdulhamidsaeedsaeed@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2022 21:20:14 +0100
Subject: Good day, National Bank of Abu Dhabi UAE

Salam ,

I am Mr. Alzarouni, Deputy General Manager-Audit & Compliance at
National Bank of Abu Dhabi here in the U.A.E. I write you this
proposal in good faith hoping that I will rely on you. In 2006, one
Mr.Omar has the same surname as yours and who has your country in
his file as his place of origin and same with your country, made a
fixed deposit for 36 calendar months, valued at $18,400,000.00 with my
bank. I was his account officer before I rose to the position of the
auditor general now. The maturity date for this deposit contract was
16th of January 2009. Unfortunately, while on a business trip, he died
in a fatal earthquake that occurred on May 12, 2008 in Sichuan
province of China which killed at least 68,000 people. You can confirm
this yourself via the link below.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Sichuan

Since the last quarter of 2009 until today, the management of my bank
have been finding a means to reach him so as to ascertain if he will
want to roll over the deposit or have the contract sum withdrawn.
Since September 2009, when I discovered that this will happen, I
learnt of his death, so I have tried to think up a procedure to
preserve this fund and use the proceeds for charity.
Some directors here have been trying to find out from me the
information about this account and the owner, but I have kept it
closed because, I know that if they become aware that Mr. Omar is
now late; they will corner the funds for themselves. Therefore, I am
seeking your cooperation to present you as the one to benefit from his
fund at his death since you have the same name, so that my bank
headquarters will pay the funds to you. I have done enough inside the
bank arrangement and will only have to put in your details into the
information network in the bank computers and reflect you as his next
of kin.
We are like brothers now, so I am suggesting we share the funds equal,
50/50% to both parties. My share will assist me to Finish up a charity
organization, building Project and my real Estate Project which I have
at hand and to help the poor and also own a company which has been my
dream. May Almighty Allah bless you, thank you very much. I look
forward to having a good relationship with you after this transaction.

Regards,
Faisal Abdulhamid Saeed

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