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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: ibrahim Miss Rafiatou <missrafiatouibrahim@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: missrafiatouibrahim@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:35:55 +0800 (CST)
Subject: From : Miss Rafiatou Ibrahim.







    
From : Miss Rafiatou 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 Rafiatou 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 containedimportant
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 sincerelyMiss Rafiatou Ibrahim.
 






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