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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: Jullet Albahar <jullet.albahar069@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:41:56 +0100 (CET)
Subject: PRIVATE MESSAGE


>FROM MISS JULLET ALBAHAR.
COTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN
WEST AFRICA.
PRIVATE MESSAGE

DEAREST ONE,

PLEASE PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOU.

I AM MISS JULLET ALBAHAR 22 YEARS OLD, THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE MR
IBRAHIM
ALBAHAR. MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE
ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS.

WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1987 WHILE I WAS 3 YEARS OLD,
MY
FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF MY MOTHER AND ALSO AS
THE
ONLY CHILD OF MR. IBRAHIM ALBAHAR.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2005 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL
HERE
IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE
HAS A
SUM OF 12.3M USA DOLLAS (TWELVE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
,)DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN IN A TRUNK BOX.

HE USED MY NAME AS NEXT OF KIN AND NOT THE BENEFICIARY DUE TO OUR
POLITICAL
STATUS AND THE NATURE OF DEPOSIT I CAN NOT SERVE AS THE BENEFICIARY,THE
BENEFICIARY MUST BE MY FATHER'S BUSINESS PARTNER ABROAD.

HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS
POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN
PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND
USE
IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).

I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.

2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM IS STILL YOUNG GIRL
OF 22
YEARS.
3). You honestly take me as your family?
4). Can I completely trust you?
5). What percentage of the total amount in question will
be good for you after the money is in your country?

6).TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS
COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF
THIS
FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY OVERSEAS.FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION
TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE
CONCLUDED
WITHOUT PROBLEMS.INTEREST TO ASSIST ME ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU
SOON.

THANKS AND BEST REGRADS.PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
THANK AND GOD BLESS YOU

MISS JULLET ALBAHAR.


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