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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Idris Ibrahim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ibram11@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:04:02 +0800
Subject: Hello

My name is Dr Ibrahim Idris, I work in the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Malaysia.I wish to propose to you this business in strict confidence.This transaction requires mutual understanding, transparency and absolute trust to be executed.One Mr.Azra Salleh, from Indonesia executed a contract with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry here in Malaysia. The contract worth is (US$8.500, 000. USD) but on the process of transferring the money to him, He died.with his family in earthquake disaster that occurred in Indonesia.

Meanwhile this fund is presently in the Finance Management.Therefore,i want to present you as the trustee for the Original Contractor; I will send to you the whole relevant documents that are required in this transaction immediately you accept to cooperate with me

Note; the procedure for the release of this payment is a straight process that will not incriminate you in anyway what so ever. So my assurance is that your role is risk free and I can assure you that if I can have your total co-operation, this fund will be paid to you within seven working days.

Yours Faithfully

Dr Ibrahim Idris

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