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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: "Mr Ibrahim 'Ali Salman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ibrahimsalma@videobank.it>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:50:30 +0100
Subject: ABC INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC-EGYPT-S.A.E

Dear  Sir,
 
I am Mr Ibrahim 'Ali Salman. the manager Accounting / Audit Department of  ABC INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC-EGYPT-S.A.E.  EGYPT. I contacted you as regards to a business  proposal that will be of an immense
benefit to both of us and the less privileged ones. Being the manager accounting / audit  department Greater EGYPT-S.A.E. Regional office I discovered a sum of  €12,700,000 ( Twelve million  seven  hundred thousand euro ) in an account belonging  to one of our foreign customers Late Mr. Moatassem Billah Gaddafi. this money is a  Private oil business money deposited into his account by his customer. He was a  Libyan Army officer, and the National Security Advisor of Libya from 2008 until 2011. He was the fifth son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and a member of his  father's inner circle  He was captured during the Battle of Sirte by anti-Gaddafi forces, and later killed. You can get more information's as regards to the Battle and the death of   our  late customer  Mr. Moatassem Billah Gaddafi on the website address below.
 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moatassem_Gaddafi
 
 
The choice of contacting you aroused from the geographical nature of where you live particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction and the confidentiality herein  because he did not drop any will beneficiary to the fund he made it private he did not want his family members to know that he deposited such money in our bank and in security company. On this regards, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin, you will be the beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at €12,700,000 Twelve million seven hundred thousand euro can be paid to you.
 
 
This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages 60% to me and 40% to you. I have will secured all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this claim we are  about to make. All I need is to
upload your names to the documents and legalize at the High Court of Justice of  Morocco in order to prove you the legitimate beneficiary. All I require now is your  honest co-operation; confidentiality and trust to enable us see this transaction through.  I guarantee you 100 % success and that this business transaction will be executed under  the ambit of law and will also protect you from any breach of the contract.  Please provide me the following as we have 14 working days to run it through:
 
1. Your full name..........
2. Telephone number...
3. Contact address........
4. Age............................
5. Gender.....................
6. Occupation.............
 
 
 
And your scan copy of your iD or International  passport Please on your confirmation  of this message and indicating your interest I will furnish you with more information's.  Contact me via this Email:
ibrahimsalma@videobank.it  } Your assent to this e-mail and business proposal will be highly appreciated.
 
Regards,
Mr Ibrahim 'Ali Salman

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