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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: "NINA IBRAHIM" <ify4stanley1@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: nina_ibrahim1@yahoo.ca
Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 19:38:59 +0000
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU




From: Nina Ibrahim.
Av.12 RD 16,Apt.39B, Triechville
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.

DEAREST ONE,

(PROJECT/2005/PWM/M.MUDUO-INVESTMENT)

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into
business relationship with you .I am Nina Ibrahim.
The dauther of late Chief and Mrs. Alaine Ibrahim JP.
My father was a very wealthy GOLD and COCOA merchant
who based in Accra, Ghana and Abidjan the economic
capital of Cote D'Ivoire respectively.

His business associate on one of their business
outings poisoned him to death.
When my mother died on the 21ST October 1994, my
father took my brother and me so
special because we were motherless.

Before the death of my father on the 29th November
2000 in a private hospital here in Abidjan,
He sincerely called me on his bedside and told me that
he had a sum of US$10,500,000
(TEN MILLION FIVE HOUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS) kept
in a security company
here. He also said that the security company does not
know the content of the Trunk Boxes.
He also put my name in Depositing the 1 boxes as the
beneficiary and next of kin.

He also explained to me that it was because of this
wealth that he was poisoned by his business
associates, That I should seek for a foreign partner
in a country of my choice where I will transfer this
money and use it for investment purposes and further
my education, I want you to assist me in clearing this
fund into your account overseas as a beneficiary of
the fund, and also use it for an investment purpose,
such as real estate management. My interested areas of
investment are; REAL ESTATE, HOTELS, PETROLUM INDUSTRY
& MINING, TRANSPORT or in any good investment you may
advise me on.
I am honorably seeking for your assistance in the
following ways.

(1) To assist me to clear this fund from the security
company and transfer to your account successfully.
(2To provide a bank account into which this money
would be transfer into.
(3) To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am a
student with no business experience.
(4) To make arrangement for me to come over to your
country to further my Education

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total
sum as compensation for your effort /input after the
successful transfer of this fund to your nominated
account.
Furthermore, you can indicate your option
towards assisting me, as I believe that this
transaction would be concluded within 14 days, from
the day you signify interest to assist me.

Waiting to hear from you soonest. Have a nice day and
remain blessed.
Call me after reading this mail.

Yours Trully,
Nina Ibrahim.


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