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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: Fatu Ibrahim <fatu.ib@netcourrier.com>
Reply-To: ibrahim.fatu@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 10:36:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: HELLO & Greetings to you.




HELLO &
Greetings to you.

 

I am
writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of God for
you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and reward you abundantly
and you would never regret this.

 

I am a female
student from Buake University Teaching Hospital (BUTH) Ivory Coast, My father
died earlier eight months ago and left me and my junior brother behind. He was
a king, which our town citizens titled him over sixteen years ago before his
death.

 

I was a
princess to him and my mother is not literate enough to know my father's entire
wealth. He left the sum of USD $4.2 Million dollars. In a security company,
this money was annually paid into my late fathers account from the Gold mining
company and Cotton processing Company operating in our locality for the
compensation of youth and community development in our jurisdiction.

 

I don't
know somewhere in abroad to invest the money so that my father's kindred will
not take over what belongs to my father and our family because I’m a female
according to our African tradition.

 

Now, I
urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from the security
company to your bank account that is why I felt happy when I saw your contact
because I strongly believe that by the grace of God, you will help me invest
this money wisely.

 

I am ready
to pay 20% of the total amount to you if you can help us in this transaction
and another 10% interest of annual after Income to you, for handling this
transaction for us, which you will strongly have absolute control over. If you
can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me in lifting this
money to your country, kindly reach me.

 

Please,
note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to start the
transaction as quick as possible, I will send you my photograph as soon as I
hear from you

 

Yours sincerely,

Fatu

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