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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "salim ibrahim" <salim_partnership@msn.com>
Reply-To: salim_info_charity@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 22:18:32 +0000
Subject: PROPOSAL

ASSALAMU ALYKUM DEAR FRIEND,
SABAAH AL-KHAYR.
I AM SALIM IBRAHIM.I AM 67YEARS OLD.I AM A CITIZEN OF SAUDI ARABIA BUT HOSPITALISED IN CAYMAN ISLAND NOW.
I AM PRESENTLY IN HOSPITAL SUFFERING FROM LUNG CANCER.I HAD PARTIAL STROKE WHICH HAS AFFECTED MY SPEECH AND HALF OF MY BODY IS PARALYSED.I CAN NO LONGER TALK AND I AM ALSO DEAF.I SEND YOU THIS EMAIL WITH THE HELP OF MY PRIVATE NURSE WHO IS ASSISTING ME.MY TIME HERE ON EARTH IS NUMBERED AS MY HEALTH HAS DETERIORATED.
I HAVE GIVEN THE MANAGEMENT US$15MILLION TO UPGRADE AND BUILD A NEW CANCER RESEARCH FACILITY.

I DONT KNOW YOU, BUT DUE TO MY CONDITION I AM CONTACTING YOU WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CARRY OUT MY WISH FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY.
I HAVE TWO BOXES DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.ONE CONTAINS GOLD AND PRESIOUS STONES WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO ABOUT 17.5MILLION DOLLARS.THE OTHER IS STASHED WITH US$15MILLION CASH. I WANT YOU TO SELL THE GOLD AND USE IT TO BUILD AN ORPHANAGE IN YOUR COUNTRY AND HELP SOME OTHER ORGANISATIONS I WILL BE SENDING TO YOU.I WIL SEND YOU A LIST OF SOME OTHER NGO'S YOU WILL BE DISTRIBUTING THE FUNDS AMONGST. I WILL GIVE YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AND PRECIOUS STONES FOR YOUR GOOD DEEDS.
THE ORPHANAGE IN YOUR COUNTRY MUST BE NAMED "SALIM IBRAHIM ORPHANAGE HOME".
IF YOU ARE READY TO DO THIS AND CARRY OUT MY WISH, THEN SEND ME
[1]YOUR FULL NAMES,
[2] YOUR PHONE/FAX NUMBER,
[3] AND YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
 
I AWAIT YOUR REPLY.
SALIM IBRAHIM
 
NOTE: PLEASE DO GET BACK TO ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADRESS BELOW:
 
SO I COULD GIVE YOU THE FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE FUNDS

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