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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 Ahmed <ibrahimahmed12346@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ibrahimahmed444444@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 20:07:34 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: FUND TRANSFER & REPLY


FROM THE DESK OF MR.IBRAHIM AHMED.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.


Dear
I Am MR.Ibrahim Ahmed.the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department of The Bank.In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of U.S$14.3 m dollars (Fourteen million,three hundred thounsand USD only) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer. Mr Frank Andrew, who died along with his entire family in July 2008 in a plane crash.

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless some body applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidlines and laws, but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.

It is therefore upon this discovery, I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and I don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill. The banking law and guidine here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after seven years, the money will be tranfered into the bank as unclaimed bill .

we shall split the cash between our self upon the confirmation of the money into your account, I am ready to offer you 35% of the total fund and 60% for me while 5% will be set aside for any expenses might occur during the transaction,There after I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.


All it will take for you to Appy my bank’s Legal Adviser/Attorney. It will serve to introduce you to the bank, and of course trigger the processing of your transfer request. The bank will then carry out some verification procedures; example, they will demand for the deposit and death certificate of the deceased.Every document that the bank attorney shall demand from you, I shall provide. it’s going to be a bank-to-bank transfer,in your next email i shall give you form which you will fill and send to bank Legal Adviser/Attorney for you resquested.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer. If you accept to work with me, contact me as soon as you receive this message so we can go over the details. Thanking you in advance
If you are interested to work with me , kindly send to me the following details;

1) Your full names............
2) Your age................
3) Your full address.........
3) Your marital status.........
4) Your occupation/Profession.......
5) Your direct telephone number........
6) Your fax number................
7) Your country of origin ...........
8) Your present location/country.......
9) Your Private email............

Please, treat with utmost confidentiality..
I wait your urgent reply .
Regards,
Mr. Ibrahim Ahmed

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