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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: "Dr.Ibrahim Habeeb" <service@jsgeld.com>
Reply-To: ibrahimhabeebpartners@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 22:37:06 +0100
Subject: CONFIRM YOUR INTEREST :::::::

From: Dr.Ibrahim Habeeb & Partners
Oakhill House Tonbridge Road ,
Hilden Borough,
London United Kingdom
Email: ibrahimhabeebpartners@outlook.com

Attn:Beneficiary,

RE: CONFIDENTIAL NOTIFICATION

I am Ibrahim Habeeb (Attorney & Consultant) representative here in U.k. Sometimes last year, my chamber was hired to make a Lodgement into a security vault here in U.K. Recently I just discovered that the Bank official who hired my service actually diverted the package labelled in your name which I believe was suppose to deliver or paid to your in your country.

I have already made all necessary inquiry to my satisfaction and am very sure that the find was willed to you by a benefactor. Upon this discovery, i decided to contact you to confirm and if preferred and agreed can make immediate arrangement of the release of the (FUND) to you as the real beneficiary.

Please do not disclose this to anyone as I did not inform them on my finding before contact you. I am a good Muslim and can not get involved in an unclean act.

Hope to hear from you. Respond to me via ibrahimhabeebpartners@outlook.com

Regards.
Dr.Ibrahim Habeeb



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