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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: Hakan Ibrahim <francisco@gesproga.com>
Reply-To: <hakanibrahim@mail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:04:35 -0800
Subject: Hello



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Dear Friend,
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise. I am the
Auditing and Accounting section manager with Alliance Bank, Palestine
Gaza. I Hope that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident
that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both
families.

I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of($34.5)million
to your account within 10 or 14 banking days. This money has been
dormant for years in our Bank without claim.I want the bank to release
the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer late
Commander Ahmed Al-Jaabari . who died along with his supposed next of
kin in an bomb blast by the Israeli Air Force Attack since 14th November
2012.

I don't want the money to go into government treasury as an abandoned
fund. So this is the reason why I am contacting you so that the bank can
release the money to you as the next of kin to the deceased customer.
Please I would like you to keep this proposal as atop secret and delete
it if you are not interested.

Upon receipt of your reply, I will give you full details on how the
business will be executed and also note that you will have 40% of the
above mentioned sum if you agree to handle this business with me.
I am expecting your urgent response as soon as you receive my message
.
Best Regard,

Hakan Ibrahim.

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