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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: Miss Haiza Ibrahim <haiza.ibrahim@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: haizaibrahim1@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:11:36 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From : Miss Haiza Ibrahim.




From : Miss Haiza Ibrahim.





My Dearest One.



How are you doing today? hope all is well with you over there in your country,i hope that you are Enjoying the atmosphere of peace and love. Hope this massage will find you in the best of your health,I really like to have a good relationship with you,I have a special reason why I decided to contact you because of the urgency of my situation here.



Dearest one, I write not only to introduce myself to you, but also. I know that receipt of my communication shall be a great surprise to you considering the fact that we did not know each other or had any negotiations before now.but I deem it necessary to introduce myself in detail for you and the need for your assistance to claim and invest my inheritance for me.



My Name is Miss Haiza Ibrahim Coulibaly 23 years old female from Ivory Coast in West Africa, the Daughter of Late Chief Sergeant, Ibrahim Coulibaly. My late father was an Ivory Coast's best-known militia leaders. He died on the Thursday 28 April 2011 following a fight with the FRCI," Republican Forces of Ivory Coast. You can read more about my father in the link below.



http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/28/ivory-coast-renegade-warlord-ibrahim-coulibaly



I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment which I am receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to travel to Europe, but she hide away my international passport and other valuable documents. Luckily she did not discover where I kept my father's File which contained important documents. Now I am presently staying in the Benin Republic.I am seeking for long term relationship and investment assistance. My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of US$ 7.7 Million in Central Bank of Benin with my name as the next of kin. I had contacted the Bank to clear the deposit but the Branch Manager told me that being a refugee, my status according to the local law does not authorize me to carry out the operation. However, he advised me to provide a trustee who will stand on my behalf. I had wanted to inform my
stepmother about this deposit but I am afraid that she will not offer me anything after the release of the money.



Therefore, I decide to seek for your help in transferring the money into your bank account while I will relocate to your country and settle down with you. As you indicated your interest to help me I will give you the account number and the contact of the bank where my late beloved father deposited the money with my name as the next of kin. It is my intention to compensate you with 30% of the total money for your assistance and the balance shall be my investment in any profitable venture which you will recommend to me as i have no any idea about foreign investment.



Thanking you a lot in anticipation of your quick response. I will give you details in my next mail after receiving your acceptance mail to help me.



Yours sincerely

Miss Haiza Ibrahim.

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