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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: Mohammed Ibrahim <md19_ibrahim@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <md27_ibrahim@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:34:45 +0200
Subject: Assalamu Alaikum, From Your Brother Mohammed.



ATTN :MANAGING DIRECTOR/C.E.O/MR/MS. FROM :Dr Mohammed U Ibrahim. Contract Review Panel Chairman, Abidjan Cote D 'Ivoire. Email:md27_ibrahim@yahoo.co.in

Assalamu Alaikum,

LETTER FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE ON FUND TRANSFER

First,i must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction.This by viture of its nature as being utterly confidential and TOP SECRET.
You have been recomended by an associate who assured me of your confidence and your ability, reliability to prosecute a transaction of great magnitude involving a pending buisness Transaction requiring maximum committment and trust.

We are top Officials of the Federal Government Contract Reveiw Panel which i am the chairman controlling both the international and local contractors, who are intrested in importation of goods into our country with funds which are presently trapped here in Cote d'Ivoire.In other to commence this business we solicit your assistance to enable us transfer into your account the said trapped funds which will has to do with bank to bank transfer.

The source of this fund is as follows: During the last regime here of General Rorbert Geui in Cote d'Ivoire some government officials set up companies and awarded themselves contracts which were grossly over invoiced in various ministries and parastatals.The Government set up a Contract Review Panel and we have identified a lot of inflated contracts funds which are presently Deposited in a BANK here in Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire .

However,by virture of my and our position as civil servants and members of the panel,we cannot aquire this money in our name.I have therefore ,been delegated because of my position and as amatter of trust by my colleagues of the panel to look for an overseas patner into whose account we would transfer the total sum of USD$20,500,000.00 [TWENTY MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS].

Hence i onbehalf of my colleagues are I'm writting you this letter in this regards.We agreed to share the money thus on your reciept and confirmation of this money:

[1] 30% FOR THE ACCOUNT OWNER [YOU] [2] 70% FOR US [THE OFFICALS]

It is from the 70% that we wish to commense the importation business.Please ,note that this transaction is 100% safe and we hope to commense the transaction latest seven[7 ]days from the date of the receipt of the following information bellow.

[A] COMPANY'S NAME BENEFICIARY OF ACCOUNT. [B] YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBERS.

The above information will enable us commense the transfer of this funds into your account in your country without delay and also to open an account in your name.We are looking forward to doing this business with you and solict your confidentiality in this transaction.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using the above email address,telephone number and fax number.I will bring you into the complete picture of this pending project when i hear from you. Please you can call me immediately you receive this e-mail so that we can discuss in confidential issue. pls send your respond this Email address for future correspondence

Email: md27_ibrahim@yahoo.co.in

Yours Faithfully

Allaah Hafiz.
Dr. Mohammed U. Ibrahim. Chairman Review panel Committee. Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.

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