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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • ibrahimisa1@yahoo.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Ibrahim=20Isa=20Abubakar?= <ibrahimisa1@yahoo.com.br>
Reply-To: ibisabu1@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 02:53:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MUTUAL UNDERSTNADING


Meu novo endereço de e-mailAgora você pode me contactar através do e-mail: ibrahimisa1@yahoo.com.br

Att:The managing Director/CEO


I am Ibrahim Isa Abubakar, a Sierra Leonia by Nationality. Presently I am

residing in a neighboring country, Nigeria on exile. After the war that

ravaged my country for couple of years, most of us who were top Government

official were under very tight scrutiny and constant oppression; I have to

flee to Nigeria for safety. I have certain amount of money to the tune of

$5M (Five million United States Dollars); presently deposited with a

security and finance company with their offshore office, details will be

given to you.


I intend to use you as the beneficiary to carry out these funds from the

security company and I wish to invest the funds in a related area of my

interest which is acquisition of real estate/buying franchise of products

made in your country, which will be exported to popular African markets that

Commands large demand of such products. This will be done on your personal

advice. Therefore if you indicate interest to fashion me with investment

advice, I will be glad to receive your Kind response for further explanation

regarding my request.


As soon as I receive your indication to assist me, I Will inform you with

necessary modalities of how to Proceed and instruct the security company to

send the Funds to you as the beneficiary.


Best regards,

Ibrahim Isa Abubakar

- Ibrahim Isa Abubakar

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