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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: ibm_martins <ibm_martins@profes.net>
Reply-To: ibrmartinss@tsamail.co.za
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 05:39:11 +0200
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGE MY MAIL (Mutual Benefit).

ACKNOWLEDGE MY MAIL (Mutual Benefit).

Ecobank Nig. Plc.
Lagos, Commercial Bank
2, Ajose Adeogun Street.
Victoria Island, Lagos.
Nigeria.
FROM THE DESK OF: DR IBRAHIM MARTINS
POSITION: SENIOR MANAGER, BILLS AND EXCHANGE

Dear respectful one,

I Sincerely Write To Seek Your Co-Operation And Trust To Enable My Colleagues
And I Carry Out An Urgent Business Opportunity In My Department. I Work With The
Ecobank Trust Bank Of Nigeria PLC, Currently I Am The Senior Manager Of Bills And
Exchange At The Foreign Remittance Department Of My Bank. I Have An Urgent And
Confidential Business Proposal For You. On June 6, 1998, An Australian Oil Consultant/Contractor
With Via National Petroleum Cooperation(NNPC) Mr. Ali B. Ashraf Made A Numbered Time (Fixed)
Deposit ForTwelve Calenderer Month Valued At US$51,000,000.00(Fifty _One Million US Dollars) In My Branch.
On Maturity, I Sent A Routine Notification To His Forwarded Address But Got No Reply After Months We Send A Reminder And Finally We Discovered From His Contract Employee (Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation) ThatMR. Ali B. Ashraf Died From An Automobile Accident. On Further Investigation, It Was Clear That He Died Without Making A WILL.
All Attempts By The Australian To Trace His Next Of Kin Were Fruitless. I Therefore Made Further Investigation And Discovered That Mr. Ali B. Ashraf Did Not Declare Any Next Of Kin Or Relations In All His Official Documents Including His Deposit Document In My Bank. The Total Sum US$51,000,000.00 Is Still In My Bank As Dormant Acct.
No One Will Ever Come Forward To Claim It. According To Nigerian Baanking Law, After Five Years, The Money Will Revert To The Ownership Of The Nigerian Government. If The Account Owner Is Certified Death And Nobody Comes Forward To Claim It. This Is The Situation , And My Proposal Is That I Am Looking For AforeignerWho Will Stand In As The Beneficiary/Next Of Kin. This Is Simple.
All You Have To Do Is To Immediately Send Me The Details Of A Bank Account Anywhere In The World For Me To Arrange The Proper Money Transfer Document. The Money Will Then Be Transferred Into The Account For Us To Share In The Ratio Of 50% For Me 40% For You While The Remaining 10% Will Be Set Aside For Expenses Incurred With Here And There. There Is No Risk Involved. I Am Using My Position And Connection In The Bank Here To Do All The Document
Work For The Transaction. We Shall Employ The Services Of An Attorney To Draft The Will And Obtain All Necessary Documents And Letter Of Administration In Your Favor For The Transfer. This Transaction Is Risk Free Guaranteed. If You Are Interested, I Will Send To You The Text Of The Application That You Will Send To The Ecobank Trust Bank Authority For An Approval Tosubmit Your Claims. Send Your Reply Through Mydirect And Private Email Address
(ibrmartins01@tsamail.co.za) Indicate Your Direct Fax And Telephone Numbers For Effective Communication That This Transaction Needs.
Do Not Reply Through The Ecobank Email Address Because It Belongs To The Senior Staffs For Public Use.
Please Note That You Are Not To Appear In Person, As Every Thing Regarding This Project Will Be Strictly On Documentations And Every Banking Documents Needed For This Transaction Will Be Taken Care Of By My Self.
Looking Forward To Hearing From You.

Yours Faithfully
Dr Ibrahim Jubr Martins
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!


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