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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: Theresa Nkoyo Ibori <un_message26@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Theresa Nkoyo Ibori <mrs.tessyibor@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 18:03:06 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU


 GOOD DAY TO YOU
>From Mrs. Theresa Nkoyo Ibori

I would like to firstly send to you the best wishes of good health and happy new year. With utmost confidence I am soliciting your immediate assistance or co-operation as to enable my family fix the remains of our life.

Following the sudden political problem of my husband ex governor of Dealta State in Nigeria in 2011. I have been thrown into a state of utter confusion, frustration and hopelessness by this present civilian administration, I have been subjected to physical and mental torture by my husband's political counterparts. Believe me, I and my children have not done anything wrong, The new president has succeeded in turning the whole country against us.

It is rumored that my husband was looting money to UK by the formal president. You must have heard over the media reports and the internet on the recovery and the freezing of various bank accounts both foreign and local, belonging to my husband. Some companies willingly give up their secrets and disclosed our money which he confidentially lodged there or many outright blackmail.

Some time ago, my husband deposited the sum of [$4.3 million U.S. dollars] as a family treasure in a security firm, whose name I cannot disclose now until I gain your trust and in communication with you. I will be very grateful if you could receive this funds for safe keeping.

I never really intended to touch this money which is very safe and secure in the vault of this security firm. But due to our present situation I do not have any other option. I need money to save my son's life. All our accounts here have been frozen and all our properties apart from this only house which we live in.

We are badly in need of money my son James (jr) is very sick and We have almost resulted to state of begging. The problem is that I cannot lay my hands on this money due to the fact that all our international passports belonging to any member of my family has been seized by this government, pending when they finish dealing with us.
This arrangement is only known to you, myself and my son. Please if you are willing to partner with me collect this money, endeavor to forward your DATA so that we can commence action immediately, because my government does not know anything about this money, nobody knows anything, there is nothing to fear.

All I am bothered about is how this money could be kept safely or invested and most importantly use some of it to save my son's life and my husband who is still in the prison, you can read more about it from here, http://www.punchng.com/news/uk-court-jails-ex-delta-state-governor-james-ibori-13-years/.
If you are not willing to help me, please do not expose me, just assume we never discussed this matter. I will be most grateful and would show my appreciation if you can help to restore the life and hope in my family again.

Please treat as urgent and important.

Yours Sincerely.
Theresa Nkoyo Ibori.

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