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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: Ibrahim Junior <ibrahimjunior001@hotmail.com.hk>
Reply-To: ibrahimjunior@live.hk
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 13:02:37 +0530
Subject: **MUST READ***



Dear Sir/madam,

First of all, on behalf of my family and me here,I would respectfully request
that you keep the contents of this mail Confidential and respect the integrity
of the information you come by as a Result of this mail.I am contacting you
independently and no one is informed of This communication.

I am Ibrahim junior a Sudanese by nationality i am the eldest son
of late Dr Ibrahim, the owner of Ibrahim and sons gold & diamond
company in Sudan.

He was killed by some politician in Sudan, sir, after the death of my late
father, my mother advised me to travel to Accra Ghana with some document
Showing that my late father deposited one truck containing $5million us
Dollars with a bank in Accra Ghana.

I want you to tell me the areas of investment you think is profitable to
invest in your country, and the amount that will be your percentage for
You to assist me. It is worthy of note that this transaction is very much
free from any risks or troubles as we will perfect all processes for a
Successful movement of the transfer to you. This transaction has been
Mapped out to be very hitch free. The only problem we have now is the
Person to stand as our foreign beneficiary in receiving the transfer

We cannot present our selves as the beneficiary who to receive the
Transfer because of our positions here and we are under travel watch.
These are very legal procedures and do not go contrary to any
International law, as soon as you receive the transfer i will start
Making arrangements for me to meet with you. But we do urge you to keep
This transaction as confidential as possible. Also we would be willing to
Give you 40% of the total amount after the conclusion of this transaction
As we also hope for your understanding.

Let it be known to you that we are little bit worry, but we have the
Understanding that friends are discovered and friends are made. We have
Come to the understanding that we cannot achieve success without trusting
Some one in this transaction. This brings us to the need for both of us to
Have absolute trust and believe in one another. Let trust and honesty be
Our watchword throughout this transaction.

Do reply via my email for more details with the following below
Email:ibrahimjunior@live.hk

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Thanks
God Bless You
Ibrahim Junior

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