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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- tessyibrahim20@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: tessy ibrahim <mrsbeatricegabriel20@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tessyibrahim20@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:34:03 +0200
Subject: I Need Your Assicetant
I am Tessy Ibrahim Coulibaly 19 years old female from Ivory Coast in West
Africa, the Daughter of Late Chief Sergeant, warlord Ibrahim Coulibaly . My
late father was an Ivory Coast's best-known militia eaders . He died on
the Thursday 28 April 2011 following a fight with the FRCI," Republican
Forces of Ivory Coast. You can read more about my father in the link below.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/28/ivory-coast-renegade-warlord-ibrahim-coulibaly
I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment which I am
receiving from my uncle. he's planned to take away all my late father's
treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved
Father. Meanwhile I wanted to travel to western world, but he hide my
international passport and other valuable documents. Luckily he did not
discover where I kept my father's File which contained important documents.
Now I am presently staying in the Mission in west of Ivory Coast. I am
seeking for long term relationship and investment
assistance. My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of US$ 3.7
Million in a leading bank here with my name as the next of kin. I had
contacted the Bank to clear the deposit but the Branch Manager told me that
i need an account of a firm or partner with an outside party, provide a
trustee who will stand on my behalf. that is why I had inform you .
Therefore, I decide to seek for your help in transferring the money into
your bank account while I will relocate to your country and settle down
with you. As you indicated your interest to help me I will give you the
account number and the contact of the bank where my late beloved father
deposited the money with my name as the next of kin. Its my intention to
compensate you with 20% of the total money for your assistance and the
balance shall be my investment in any profitable venture which you will
recommend to me as have no any idea about foreign investment. Please all
communications should be through this email address only for confidential
purposes.HERE IS MY CONTACT ADDRESS(tessyibrahim20@gmail.com )
Thanking you a lot in anticipation of your quick response. I will give you
details in my next mail after receiving your acceptance mail to help me out.
Yours sincerely
Tessy Ibrahim
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