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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: "Ismail darrel Gbagbo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ismaelgba@rediffmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 02:28:20 +0300
Subject: Saygilarimla(investment)

Iyi g?nler efendim;

Iletisim bilginizi ticaret rehberinden aldim,Ismim Ismael Darrel Gbagbo.Ben Fildisi Cumhur basakni Laurent Gbabo'nun ogluyum.?lkemdeki krizden haberiniz vardir umarim ve babam Laurent'in tutuklulugu hakkindada bilginiz muhakkak vardir.Beni aradi ve 10 milyon dolari guvenlik firmasinda kutunun i?inde biraktigini soyledi.

Londra'ye gelmemi cunku kutunun Londra'ye transfer edildigini s?yledi.Size ulasmamin nedeni ise belki bana yardim edebiliceginizi umut etmemdir.Su an 2 haftadir londra'deyim ve Fildisi konsolosunun oglunun yaninda saklaniyorum diyebilirim.Kutunun guvenlik firmasinda oldugunu konfirme ettim.

Bana destek verecek birini ariyorum gercekten saskinim.Eger bu fonu benim adima g?venlik firmasindan tahsil ederseniz size %25 gibi bir ortaklik teklif edebilirim.Benim yasadigim diplomatik problemlerden ?t?r? kendimin yapabilmesi neredeyse imkansiz.
Sizden en yakin zamanda olumlu veya olumsuz alacagimi umut ediyorum


Saygilarimla
Ismail

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My Dear

Very sorry to bother you at this time, I got your information from asia commerce directory my name is Ismael darrel Gbagbo, i am the son of the Ivorian president Laurent gbagbo, based on the crisis in my country. my family and i are under trait to leave the country by the international community, before the Arrest of my father, he called me and told me that he has a deposit of ?10million Euros left in a security vault Which the fund is a Security Consigment Box.

he asked me to go to London and Transfer the Fund for safe keeping that is why i am contacting you to help me out. I have been in London now for 2 weeks now i'm under hiding with the son of the ambassador of Ivory coast to the Netherlands who volunteered to lead me into safety, i am confused at the moment and do not know how or where to invest the Fund.

I have confirmed that the fund is in the Security Company. deposited by my father in my name as the beneficiary and next of kin, now i am ready to Transfer this fund.
but i am facing the problem of getting someone to accept to receive this fund. and i am ready to offer a commission of 25 percent of the money that will satisfy you if you are willing and ready to help me go through this process, i need a trust worthy person to handle this Fund To advise me on how to invest the Money in your Country. Houses, hotel or Real Estate 0n your Country. because as you know i am must remain anonymous in this.
whole transaction because of my status and the present problem my dad is going through now.
before i am suspected, expecting to hear from you ASAP.

Thanx
Ismael

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