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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. Walid Ibrahim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <walidibrahim332@e-mail.ua>
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 13:42:59 +0200
Subject: AN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY.

Dear Friend,
                                  
 
                                                                                                                                   AN  INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY.
 
I must say sorry for interfering into your privacy without seeking for permission. It's because of urgency of this matter. I
'm Mr. Walid Ibrahim, Director in charge of audit and a c c o u n t unit department, of Saudi Asia S e c u r i t y F i r m,
here in Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia. I have decided to contact you for a mutual beneficial transaction with 100percent Risk Free.
 
 
In April 2006, Mr. Lu Yunpeng, a m u l t i m i l l i o n a i r e and president of Henan-based Yunpeng Cultural Development Co
 
Ltd China moved some cash from Europe to our F i n a n c e F i r m. The f u n d arrived during the time Mr. Lu Yunpeng was
 
been tried for murder in China . As his a c c o u n t officer he instructed that I should put an hold on the f u n d that was
 
supposed to go to China pending on the outcome of his trial.
 
In May 2006, he was sentenced to death and the f u n d remained unclaimed till date. As his a c c o u n t officer, I was
 
aware that nobody knows about this f u n d movement except his cousin who was also sentenced to death with him.
 
Please, you can view the news on this website:
 
http://en.ce.cn/National/Local/200605/18/t20060518_7005764.shtml
 
I want to utilize this opportunity and make use of this f u n d by t r a n s f e r r i n g the m o n e y to you. I want to
work with you on it. The a m o u n t involved is US$10,800,000.00 Only.
 
Please reply back and lets benefit from this golden opportunity. You are my first contact. I shall wait for days and if I do
 
not hear from you, I shall look for another person.
 
 
Mr. Walid Ibrahim.
 
 

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