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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: Ibrahim Al-Jaafari <ibrahimaljaafari@netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:55:06 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,


Dear Friend,

First of all I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is
Ibrahim
Al-Jaafari,a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E. I have been diagnosed
with
Esophageal cancer.It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and
right
now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical
experts.

I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared
for
anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was
never
generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my
businessas
that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this, as I
now
know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all
the
money in the world.

I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I
would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that
God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and
assets
to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close
friends.

I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided
to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the
last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some

charity
organizations in the U.A.E, Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my health
has
deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. I once asked
members
of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money,
which
I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan; they
refused
and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore,
as
they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of
twenty
seven million dollars $27,000,000,that I have with a
finance/Security Company abroad.


I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to
charity organizations.I have set aside 20% for you for your time,
efforts and expenses.Please send a reply through this email address
(ibrahimaljaafari@netscape.net) with your full contact information for
more
private and confidential communication.



God be with you.


Ibrahim Al-Jaafari.


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