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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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Fraud email example:

From: test@lelandfisher.com
Reply-To: ibrahimkimatti51@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:12:57 -0600
Subject: DO NOT IGNORE ( PLEASE READ AND GET BACK TO ME URGENTLY )

Dear Good Friend.

I pray God this message reaches you in wonderful spirit.I am making this
contact with you based on trust and confidence irrespective of the fact
that we have not meet before and because of the nature of the situation
I found myself, I am Ibrahim Kimatti the son of late former Minister Of
Mines and Natural Resource during the time of Major Koromah,the former
Military Head of State of the Republic of Sierra Leone,who was massacred
by President Tinjani Kabbah force in their struggle to re-instate him
back to power. My brother and I are refugee here in since the death of
our father, because of the condition of his death.

Before the death of my father some months ago he disclosed to me some
money he had deposited in my name in a neighboring country in
West-Africa. The total amount of the money is $6.5 Million US dollars
and 50 kilos of Gold in a security vault in the West Africa neighboring
country, The document regarding this consignment was handed over to me
by my father before his death, I carefully searched and found the
security Company where I Confirmed that the consignment were deposited
for safe Keeping in their security vault in the neighboring Country. The
content were deposited as a family valuable,by Virtue of right as the
son of my late father, the Security Company has accepted to release the
consignment actually.

I am seeking your assistance because my father has declared the record
with the security company stating that his foreign partner form oversea
shall be authorized person to make claim on this consignment because of
his position government on which no name was given by my father as his
foreign partner. To this effect, I request to make the beneficiary of
His consignment in your name as foreign partner to Claim this
consignment. For your assistance, room is Open for negotiations. This is
a risk free transaction As my father deposited this valuable as a
personal Belonging. In this situation every process to completely move
This valuable may not exceed (3) working days,if your co-operation to
assist is sort. I shall be very Grateful to hear from you, all documents
concerning this are intact with me, please kindly reach me as Soon as
possible .

Kindly provide me with the following information.

Your direct telephone number and fax
Your Personal Email address contacts

Kindly contact me through my personal email
address:ibrahimkimatti51@yahoo.com

Best Regards,
Ibrahim Kimatti

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