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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: Shukor Ibrahim <hortonedwin04@gmail.com>
Reply-To: shukoribrahim7@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:48:03 +0100
Subject: Attention Dear .,

Attention Dear .,

I write to seek your co-operation as my foreign partner and your assistance
to enable us to own properties and invest in the economy of
your country. I apologize if this letter does not suit your personal or
business ethics.

My name is Mr.Abd Shukor Ibrahim, I work as the Foreign Operations Manager
with a reputable bank here in Malaysia. I am making this venture proposal
to you in strict confidence, although the world is very small place and
hard place to meet people because you don't know who to trust or believe,
but as I have developed the trust in you after my fasting and praying, i
made up my mind to confide this confidential business suggestion to you.

There is an over due unclaimed sum of ($17million) in my bank, belonging to
one of our dead foreign customers. There were no beneficiaries stated
concerning these funds. Therefore, your request as a foreigner is necessary
to apply for the claim and release of the fund smoothly into your reliable
bank account as the Foreign Business Partner to the deceased.

If you will like to work with me as a partner then indicate your interest
after which we shall both discuss the modalities and the sharing
percentage. All other information to facilitate the remittance of the funds
will be revealed to you in due course. If you are not interested, please
also indicate so, so that it will enable me to contact other foreign
partners who might be interested to work with me.

A swift acknowledgment of the receipt of this letter and early
establishment of position will be appreciated.

Thank you and God bless you.

Mr. Abd Shukor Ibrahim.
Foreign Operations Dept.

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