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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: lbrahim_musa lbrahim <musa_lbrahim20002@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:48:52 +0100 (CET)
Subject: PLEASE YOU CAN CALL US FOR MOR INFORMATION 00225+ 08107813


DEAR ONE,

PLEASE REPLY ME IN THIS PRAVITE EMAIL ADDRESS (musalbrahimm@yahoo.fr)

I sincerely seek your assistance. My name is musa lbrahim and my sister stella ibrahim we are two kids ,I am the son of late Mr Juluis lbrahim and we are indigenes of Sierra Leone but based in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire,Until his death, my father was a very successful businessman, he deals on international import. He died of a heart failurein November 2003, My problem now is that, my late father had a some money which he lodged in a bank here in Abidjan ($5.5m), his intension was to use this money for an oversea investment I want you to help me by claiming this money from the bank, to your account as our late father's foreign pertner, me and my sister I will then come over to your country for more inversment and please when you receive this mail try to call us immediately for more information+00225 08107813 please await for your call.

THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERTANCE ON YOUR BEHALF. MEANWHILE, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO RECONFIRM AND SEND THIS INFORMATIONS BELOW FOR VERIFICATIONS AND RECORD PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR DUE FUNDS VALID US$5.5M US DOLLARS WILL BE REMMITTED INTO YOUR ACCURATE NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT
INFORMATIONS.

1. YOUR NAME:__________________________________
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:__________________________
3. YOUR PHONE AND FAX #:________________________
4. AGE AND SEX:__________________________________
5. YOUR OCCUPATION:_____________________________
6. YOUR VALID ACCOUNT DETAILS:__________________

WHY BY WE REQUEST IT FOR TRANSFERING OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR YOU TO CONFORM IT AND AGAIN YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU AGREE WITH US YOU HAVE TO SEND THE DETAILS IMMEDAITELY FOR THE TRANSFER WE START SOONEST AND I AM WILLIAM TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE MONEY FOR YOUR HELP, PLEASE GET BACK TO ME FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE.
PLEASE REPLY ME IN THIS PRAVITE EMAIL ADDRESS
/(musalbrahimm@yahoo.fr)

Thank you.and remine bless
Your's regrads
musa lbrahim


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