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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 Abdulla" <ibrahimabdulla01@g.pl>
Reply-To: ibrahimabdulla001@g.pl
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 16:53:50 -0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE




>From Ibrahim Abdulla

Greetings to you,

It is nice to meet you, I am Mr.Ibrahim Abdulla, a Bank Officer here in
U. A. E., I believe that it is the wish of God for me to come across you
now. I am having an important business discussion I wish to share with you
which I believe will interest you and you are going to benefit from it.

One Late MICHAEL ADAMS, a citizen of your country and a crude oil dealer
had a fixed deposit with my bank in 2009 for 60 calendar months, valued at
$26,700,000.00 (Twenty Six Million, Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars) the
due date for this deposit contract was 22nd of March 2014. Sadly MICHAEL
was among the death victims in Earthquake disaster that occured in the
off coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February 2010 that killed
over 800 people. He was in Chile on a business trip and that was how he
met his end. My bank management is yet to know about his death, I knew
about it because he was my friend and I am his account officer. MICHAEL
did not mention any Next of Kin/ Heir when the account was opened, and he
was
not married and no children. Last week my Bank Management requested that
MICHAEL should give instructions on what to do about his funds, if to
renew the contract. I know this will happen and that is why I have been
looking for a means to handle the situation, because if my Bank Directors
happens to know that MICHAEL is dead and do not have any Heir, they will
take the
funds for their personal use, so I don't want such to happen.That was
why I saw your Email online, I was happy and I am now
seeking your co-operation to present you as Next of Kin/ Heir to the
account, since you are a foreigner like him and share the same country
with him. I am optimistic that my bank head quarters will release the
account to you according to the information I will be revealing to you.
There is no risk involved; the transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect both of us from any breach of
law.

It is better that we claim the money, than allowing the Bank Directors to
take it, they are rich already. I am not a greedy person, so I am
suggesting we share the funds equal, 50/50% to both parties, my share
will assist me to start my own company which has been my dream. Let me
know your mind on this and please do treat this information as TOP
SECRET. We
shall go over the details once I receive your urgent response strictly
through my personal email= ibrahimabdulla001@g.pl

Have a nice day and God bless.

Anticipating your communication..

Ibrahim Abdulla.

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