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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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Fraud email example:

From: ibrahim sahara <ibrahimsahara2006@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 16:35:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Ibrahim Sahara


ATTN

Good day, Compliment of the season to you and how your work is over there including your health condition generally. My name is Ibrahim Sahara from Accra Ghana. My father is a producer and merchant of COCOA, COFFEE, and TIMBER and also he is a membership of Gold distributor in Accra Ghana before his death. He has exported some goods over a million of dollars to one of his foreign customer and the fund has been paid and deposited with the security company .Sir since my father his died, we have lost all his foreign partners, and are the only son of my parent.

Before my father died, the total amount of (14, 500, 000, 00 U S Dollars) which his foreign customer paid has been deposited with the security company in Accra Ghana as (family treasure) and also have two trunks boxes that contain (Diamond Gold ) which has been deposited in security firm in Europe luckily for me my late father used my name as his next of kin to claim this fund, and before my late father dead he also told me about the irrevocable condition of this Consignment (money) and the (Diamond Gold) that it can only be claimed by any of his foreign partner.

Meanwhile my late father gave to me the certificate of deposit that cover this luggage (money) and the (Diamond Gold) and also give me instruction to contact a God fear and trusted person who I can present as his foreign partner to claim this Consignment (money) and the (Diamond Gold) as beneficiary.

Now sir, I want this fund and also the (Diamond Gold) to be claim and shifted immediately to your country to enable me come and invest with you in your country, I want to buy shares with part of the total amount of the money in some reliable company in your country or any proper investment with you that is very reliable for me, and I want you to be my late father foreign partner and claim this fund from the security company as beneficiary.

I want you to help me and claim this money and also the (Diamond Gold) out from the security company as my late father foreign partner quickly to your country, because my late father’s families are prepared to share his property including this fund. Meanwhile I will offer you 30 % of the total amount this money after the transaction

The reason why I decide to contacted you is that being a foreigner you can stand as my late father foreign partner to assist me and claim this consignment (money) from the security company as beneficiary and also because of the magnitude of this fund which I know that investing in Europe will be a dream for me to search for more knowledge and make me be what I want to be in my life.

Please I want you to send me your personal telephone number to me for further discussion, I will be expecting from you soonest, and I will be grateful if you can render this assistance for me, get in touch with me for more detail.

Awaiting for your urgent response to help me and finance this transaction so that both of us will achieve our goal.

My Telephone number :- +233242164161
With regards,

Ibrahim Sahara.



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