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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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Fraud email example:

From: "zeinab ibrahim" <hajiazeinab@yahoo.it>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:51:55 -0000
Subject:

ogaziele Chambers inc.
( Ibrahim & fiankor Esq )
Ogaziele House,
142 BP 487 aBOISSO 12.
e-mail - hajiazeinab@yahoo.it
Phone : +225 01 04 29 07.

Greetings,

My name is Attorney Zeinab Ibrahim of Ogaziele Chambers,a Solicitor at law
and the personal attorney to late Eng.Mark Wallace,who used to be a private
contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development Company here in Ivory
Coast, herein after,shall be referred to as my client.On the 20th of April
2002,he and his wife with their two children were involved in an auto
crash,all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then,I have made several inquiries with his country embassy to locate
any of his extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.After these
several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to contact you for this proposal to
act as the next of kin / beneficiary by legal WILL to late Eng.Mark Wallace
since you are a foreigner and the money will be released only to a
foreigner who I present as the original next of kin / beneficiary by legal
WILL to late Eng. Mark Wallace. This fund is with the Chartered Trust Bank
Plc,Abidjan,and if it is not claimed by any living relative of the
deceased, it will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.

The deceased had a deposit valued presently at twenty two million,seven
hundred thousand united states Dollars and the bank has issued me a notice
to provide his next of kin/beneficiary by legal WILL, otherwise the account
will be confiscated within the next forty-one official working days by the
bank. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3
years now,I seek your consent to present you as the Next of
Kin/Beneficiary by legal WILL to the deceased so that the proceeds of this
account valued at
twenty two million,seven hundred thousand united states Dollars can be paid
into any bank account you nominated as the next of kin/beneficiary by legal
WILL to my late client. This will be disbursed or shared in these
percentages,45% to me and 45% to you and the remaining 10% will
be for the disbursement of any expenses that might incur on course of the
transaction.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we make.All I require from you is for you to provide a secure bank account
where this fund will be transferred and your honest co-operation,
confidentiality, understanding and trust to enable us see this transaction
through as scheduled.I guarantee you that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect any breach of the
law.

Please get in touch with me through my E-mail: our chambers e-mail -
ogazielechambers@justice.com

Please, kindly provide me with the following information for easy
communication:

1. Your Telephone number for easy communication.
2. Fax number if any.

I expect your maximum co-operations, confidentiality,trust and
understanding to see this transaction through as scheduled.


I will be waiting to get those information’s as soon as possible for us to
proceed immediately.Consider this proposal as highly confidential.Your
urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.

Best regards,

ATTORNEY ZEINAB IBRAHIM
hajiazeinab@yahoo.it

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