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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: Juliet James Ibori <julietjamesibori@ymail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:55:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I want to introduce these business to you.


I want to introduce these business to you.
Dear friend,
 
I am Juliet James ibori, the first daughter former Governor of Delta state the oil rich state in Nigeria from 1999 to 2007.
 
I am in desperate need of your help; I got your email address when I was searching for a good and reliable person who is capable to secured this funds Ten Million, Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only (US$10,900,000.00) for more information about my profile, please take your time to visit my official website at
 
www.saharareporters.com/real.../6066-james-ibori-arrested-in-dubai.html
 
I have successfully moved this fund to a Security and finance institution in Cotonou, Benin Republic through the assistance of one my father former friend aide, who is now the new Director-General (DG) of the Nigerian Diplomatic Courier.
 
The fund was deposited with the finance institution as "Family Treasure and in a trunk box, marked diplomatic luggage, and it was deposited with a foreign name, Mr. Paul Thompson as the beneficiary to avoid being traced by the present government of my Country and united kingdom police, who are trying so hard to extradict my father’s wealth all over the globe.
 
I cannot front any of my relative(s) or aides for the claim of this fund from the finance institution since it was deposited with a foreign name as the beneficiary, neither will I front myself, as I'm being monitored by the Anti-graft Agency of my country.
 
Hence, my decision to solicit for your assistance in this regard in order to front you as the trustee to Mr. Paul Thompson on whose name the fund was deposited.
 
Upon your acceptance of my proposal, I shall have my family attorney contact you for further directives on how to effect the change of your name to read the beneficiary of this fund, which shall facilitate the claim on your name as the trustee to Mr. Paul Thompson, and you shall be duly advice on how to spilt the fund into several accounts in your country when transferred to you.
 
More so, this must be done with you as the rightful beefier of the fund if really you want us work hand in hands and I am ready to link you with my family lawyer that will handle this project smoothly without a problem. The fund is currently deposited as family treasure
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(1) Your role is to act as the original beneficiary of the funds.
[2]. you are to receive these funds into a business/private bank account.
[3]. you are to Invest/Manage the funds outside of West Africa.
[4]. Value of funds: $10.9 Million US Dollars.
 
Please handle this with top secret as UK court has frozen some of my father’s assets worth $35million dollars. Everything will be done legally to ensure the rights to the funds are transferred to you or you will come down to take delivery of the funds from the company yourself if you agree to work with me as partner for the successful of this project, you will be compensate with 30% of the total sum.
 
The following information are needed before with proceed further.
 
[1] Official Full Names:
[2] Company or Personal profile:
[3] Daytime Telephone No:
 
For prove of what I am telling you about my boss Mr. James Ibori, current profile visit this site: http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-166614.0.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7027350.stm
 
Best Regards,
Miss Juliet James Ibori.
Reply via julietjamesibori@ymail.com




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