419 scam: "DR IBRAHIM DANKWABO"<dribrahim.dankwabo@yahoo.com> Can I Trust You.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "DR IBRAHIM DANKWABO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ibrahim.dankwabo@sify.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:12:23 +0200
Subject: Can I Trust You.

Attn:Sir/Madam,

I am Dr Ibrahim Dankwabo the chairman of the Nigeria Oil and Petroleum Monitoring Committee (NOPMC).

In the year 2005, so many contracts was awarded to an American firm for the supply of oil equipment,installation and repair of the Warri,Kaduna and portharcourt Refinary which was amounted to the tune of $965,000,000.

Since then the contract has been fully completed.

As the chairman of the foreign contract committees I was entitled to the sum of $45,000,000. and this money has been in the federal government passage account,as a civil service official I am not permited by the present law of Nigeria to operate a foreign account.

Moreover,I seek for an assistance of a foreigner who will help me to move this fund to his bank account or company account, and we shall obtain every necessary document that will back up tthe fund.

Therefore,I have agreed to offer you 25% of the total sum for providing bank account while I will be entitled 70%,the remaing 5% will be set aside for any expenses that may be occured from both side.

On the receipt of your mail reply, we will quickly commence on the paper work in your favour that will bear your names or your company the original beneficiary of the fund.

Your urgent response matters.

Best Regard,
Dr.Ibrahim Dankwabo.

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