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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: Sheikh Tahnoon Al Nahyan <ak2424939@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sheikhah014@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 02:06:46 -0700
Subject: Hello

Sir,

My name is Mr. Ahmed Sheikh Sultan Al-Suwaidi , i'm a banker here in UAE,
my proposal is,there was an amount in our bank that they will declared
unserviceable by our board if someone didn't claim it legally and i want to
use this opportunity to use this funds to invest in your company and you
will be giving me 5% annually or we share 60@, 60% for me and 40% for you.

I contacted you because i need someone aboard who can claim this funds
legally and I will provide all the information about the account and even
introduce you to the registered attorney that will handle it for us.

Bear in mind that this transaction is 100% risk free and must be legal, if
you're interested, then I will give you
the details.

FAB - Head Office
P.O.Box: 6316
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
www.growstronger.com

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