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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: kady brahimcourlibaly <kadyibraimcourlibay@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kady brahimcourlibaly <kadyibrahim@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 19:25:04 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Mrs. Kady Ibrahim.


Apostolic Greetings
Mrs. Kady Ibrahim.
Address: 12 Bp 1046 Abidjan,
Cote D'ivoire.

May The Lord Touch Your Mind As You Read This Message.

I
am Mrs. Kady Ibrahim. from Bangladesh.I am writing from the hospital in
Cote D'Ivoire, therefore this mail is very urgent as you can see that I
am dying in the hospital. I was told by the doctor that I was poisoned
and has got my liver damaged and can only live for month.

I inherited some money ($2.4 Million) from my late husband. I want you to contact my house Boy with this information below:

Name:Henry Bobby
Address: Rue De La Princess L/G 152 Cocody
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.
Email: (bobhneryh@gmail.com)

He
will give you the documents of the fund and will direct you to a well
known Lawyer that I have appointed to him, the Lawyer will assist you to
change the documents to your name to enable the bank transfer the fund
to you.

This is the favour I need when you have gotten the money :-

(1)
Give 20% of the money to my servant, Mr Henry as he has been there for
me throught my illness and I have promised to support him in life. I
want you to take him along with you to your country and establish him as
your son.

(2) Give 20% of the money to Charity Organizations and Churches on my name so that my soul may rest in peace.

Note;This
should be a code between you and Henry in this transaction "Hospital"
any mail from him, the Lawyer he will direct you to,without this code
"Hospital" is not from the Lawyer,Herny, the bank or myself as I don't
know what will happen to me in the next few hours.

(3)The Lawyer
name is BARRISTER BENEIT WILLSON. And Let Henry send you his National ID
Card or his picture to be sure of whom you are dealing with. Henry is
so little and has no life experience therefore guide him.

May God bless you and use you to accomplish my wish.Pray for me always.


Mrs. Kady Ibrahim.

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