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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: "MOHAMMED IBRAHIM" <barrister_mohammedibrahim@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:39:01 +0000
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CLAIMS REQUIMENT/AWARD CERTIFICATE ATTARCHED

BARRISTER MOHAMMED IBRAHIM
MENARA ANSANA.
12 JL INDAH RAYA.
JATI NEGARA 11248,
JAKARTA INDONESIA
Tel :+62 2192778228


ATTENTION:

THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR E- MAIL TOGETHER WITH YOUR
CONTACT DETAILS, YOU HAVE A GOOD NEWS, YOUR WINNING DETAILS : TICKET NUMBER:
AG-544 7443465 L44, SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662, FILE NUMBER: FA13O5U-ID, AND
DRAW LUCKY NUMBER: 7181813-05.REALLY WON YOU CHEQUE OF US$250,000.00
(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) IN THE 2ND CATEGORY.

CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR DETAILS HAS ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH US,YOUR WON CHEQUE
WILL BE PROCESSED AND DELIVERED TO YOUR NOMINATED ADDRESS AS GIVEN.PLEASE
FILL THE ATTACHED WINNER'S CERTIFICATE CORRECTLY AND KEEP IT FOR YOURSELF,
IT IS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AS THE COPY IS WITH US.

YOUR WON CHEQUE WILL BE PROCESSED AND DELIVERED TO YOU, AS SOON AS YOU PAY
THE OFFICIAL CHARGES FOR CONSULTATION, PROCESSING OF YOUR WON CHEQUE, AND
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY/COURIER CHARGE.

CLAIM PROCESS REQUIREMENTS:

1. PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD BY SCAN, THIS IS FOR
PROPER IDENTIFICATION.

2. FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT, KINDLY KEEP YOUR WINNING DETAILS/ TICKET
NUMBER HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL TO AVOID WRONG AND DOUBLE CLAIMING.

3. PLEASE NOTE THAT US$720 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS) HAS TO BE
PAID
FOR CONSULTATION, PROCESSING OF YOUR WON CHEQUE, AND EXTRA US$65 (SIXTY
FIVE DOLLARS) FOR INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY CHARGE.

TOTAL CHARGES OF US$785 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND EITHY FIVE DOLLARS) ONLY HAS TO
BE PAID BEFORE DELIVERY OF YOUR CHEQUE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL UNIT OF COURIER
SERVICE.

PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST THAT THIS CHARGE SHOULD BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR WON
CHEQUE, IT WILL NOT BE HONORED, BECAUSE YOUR WON CHEQUE HAS BEEN FULLY
SIGNED DIRECTLY FROM SUBURBAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY NEW YORK.

BELOW IS THE PAYMENT INFORMATION:

THE CHARGE PAYMENT WILL BE MADE THROUGH BANK TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER, THROUGH
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER, OR THROUGH MONEY GRAM TRANSFER.

ATTENTION:

IF YOU WISH TO MAKE YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH BANK TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER, IT
SHOULD BE MADE TO THE NAME OF THE ACCOUNTANT TO THE DETAILS BELOW.

BANK NAME............... BANK CENTRAL ASIA (B.C.A)

ACCOUNT NAME.........SRI DARMAYANTI

ACCOUNT NO.............028-176-4828

SWIFE CODE...............CENAIDJA

BANK ADDRESS..............KCU WAHID HASYIM


IF YOU WISH TO MAKE YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OR
MONEY GRAM TRANSFER, IT SHOULD BE MADE TO THE DETAILS BELOW:

NAME:........FREEMAN .K. JOE
CITY:.........JAKARTA
COUNTRY:..INDONESIA

AFTER MAKING YOUR PAYMENT OF US$785 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND EITHY FIVE DOLLARS)
PLEASE SEND THE PAYMENT DETAILS FOR CONFIRMATION.YOUR WON CHEQUE WILL
BE ENDORSED TO YOUR REAL NAME AND DELIVERED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOUR CHARGE
PAYMENT IS CONFIRMED.

PROPER ADHERENCE TO THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS WILL YIELD MAXIMUM AND
EFFECTIVE SERVICE WHICH ALL OUR WINNERS ARE INTITLED TO RECEIVE.FOR MORE
INFORMATION ORALLY CALL BARRISTER MOHAMMED
IBRAHIM PRIVATE TELEPHONE LINE 62-8569-1828-788.


CONGRATULATION

BARR.MOHAMMED IBRAHIM

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