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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: "IBRAHIM AHMED" <ibrahim_ahmed121@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ibrahim_ahmed122@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 11:29:18 +0200
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANT

Dearest Beloved one,

I write to intimate you of a matter that requires
an urgent attention. But briefly, I am ibrahim
ABUDU,i am 20yrs old
the son of late Dr John D Abudu he was
thechairman/CEO of the
LIBERIAN national Gold & Diamond Mining Corporation.


It is my pleasure communicating with you for the
first time and
believing that it will lead to a better relationship
between us. I
also hope you will not impede this trust and
confidence I repose
in you.

I am sending this letter from LIBERIA where I have
an official
refugee status with my younger sister Adama After
leaving our
country due to an event that took place on Febuary
2003 which led
to the arrest and detention of my father and six
other men after a
faceoff with the LIBERIA government on allegation of
subversive
activities and treasonable offences which was
nothing but a mere
political persecution.

After fivemonths in the military detention camp my
father was
announced dead by the government special press
release. Though I
do not know to what extent you are familiar with the
event and
crisis in LIBERIA, however during the disturbanc and
prior to my
father's death he gave me all the documents for the
secret loged
he made in a fidiciary company here in Dakar. he
loged in ?15.2
Million dollar, as personal effect .
However I have gone to the bank to confirm the
deposit and
establish ownership, please I need your assistance
urgently in
moving this fund abroad for investment,when the fund
is properly
secured we will jointly invest in any business you
consider
profitable.

I will be glad for your resolved assistance, I will
kindly
appreciate if we can talk and emerge words with
action. With all
honesty to the stated data in my message,i assure
you of the
genuity of this proposal.


I will particularly be happy if you can handle this
transactionin
the most confidential manner since the rest of my
life solely
depends on this fund.

It is the fear of betrayal from anyone around us
here that
confirms my decision to contact a neutral individual
like you, and
I want you to educate me on investment potential in
your country
since I would not like to invest or stay in any of
the African
country,except otherwise.

I will not hesitate to give you 15% or negotiable of
the total sum
for your assistance. So if you will be able to
assist me, please
do urgently reply me for further clarification and
confirmation .
Thank for your anticipated co-operation, May God
bless you.

Your Sincerely,
ibrahim Abudu





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