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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: "Mr. Ibiba Jack." <ibibajack11@walla.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:38:01 +0000
Subject: PROPOSAL FOR ASSISTANCE.


Hello Dear,

Please i will want you to bear with my request after reading my mail and be of good assistance to me. However i know you don't know me in person. All the same i contacted you in regards to a fund deposited here in our Bank by one late Mrs. Roseline Clark from Canada. She was working with United Nation here in Cote D'Ivoire before she died. And since she died nobody has come for the claims of her fund.

So please i will want you to make claims of the fund as a business partner to Late Mrs. Roseline Clark. All i need from you is truth and honesty, and let it be our watch word, because you know that bad people in this world has made us not to trust the good once again, but i am trusting you, as i know from my own side there is no risk in this transaction, i am the Bank Manager in our Bank here in Cote D'Ivoire, and is only me that knows about the fund.

In addition, the total amount in question is $2,600,000. And i am proposing to give you the sum of 25% as soon as the fund gets into your account, so please after reading my mail try all your best to get back to me with your direct telephone number so it will enable me to call you on phone for further details, or if you wish you can call me through this number that is stated herein ( 00225 06 518131) Or you can write me through my personal email address: ibibajack11@yahoo.com .

Finally, i will be looking forward to read from you.

Best Regards,

Mr. Ibiba Jack.



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