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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mohammad Ibrahim Abdulaal <abdulaal_m02@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 20:17:01 +0800
Subject: ATT: BE MY PARTNER
Hello Dear. Compliments of the season,
I am Mohammad Ibrahim Abdulaal (I will give you my full profile when I receive your interest), I am an undercover business partner with Late Libyan Leader Son Mutassim Gaddafi, before his dead on 2011 we had a Private account (I move funds around for him with security company.) in Asia worth $15.500,000 usd (Fifteen Million Five Hundred US Dollars) for investment without any beneficiary or identification of the principal. Because of my health condition and security in my country I can't transfer this fund to my personal account rather I want you to assist me to receive this fund because the security company has informed me to provide a beneficiary immediately because the time we sign on the agreement for the deposit has explied.
If you can assist me in this transaction by receiving this funds as a beneficiary I will compensate you with 30% of the total amount and you will also get benefit from the investment that i will made with my share in your country.
More details will be send to you when I receive your interest response. please bear in mind this is highly confidential and It remains risk free.
Thanks and best regards,
Mohammad Ibrahim Abdulaal.
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