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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 Joelle Ibrahim <joelle_ibrahim@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: joelleibrahim993@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 11:32:16 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: A cry for help

My name is Joelle Ibrahim daughter of the late Mr. koffi Ibrahim. My father was an Ivorian politician who served as Interior Minister and Chief of Staff and Secretary General of the ousted former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo of the Ivorian crisis in 2002-2011 Political / Civil War and it was also an ally top of the ousted former President Laurent Gbagbo. It is sad that he died on Tuesday, April 12, 2012 in hospital after being PISAM jointly fight and stop at the presidential residence by armed rebels / republican forces of C te d'Ivoire (FRCI) of Alassane Ouattara is now the president of my country Ivory Coast.

41 years my mother and my younger brother Aminatu 13 years and my sister Jane were murdered 9 years throughout Deukoué while feeling the crisis.

Before the death of my father in the hospital in Cocody in Abidjan PISAM he said of his filing of a value (3 million) (three million euros). Left in a bank here in Abidjan, Please I need your kind and urgent assistance to transfer and invest this money in your country and also come to your country to continue my studies.

As soon as I receive your urgent response indicating your interest to help me succeed in transferring money to your country, I will give you all the information you may need to move towards the transfer of money.

Finally, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total funds that the method of compensation for your effort to help me with this I humbly believe that this transaction would be concluded within a few days, you signify your interest to help me .


Thank you and take care of your self.
Affectionately yours
Jeoelle ibrahim

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