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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: "ALI IBRAHIM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aliibra22022@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 22:13:58 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Dear friend,
I have summed up courage to contact you.I am presently working in Iraq with an international organization that which
I will also disclose later, I found your contact particulars in an address journal.I am seeking for your assistance
to evacuate the sum of (US$18.523 Million Dollars) Eighteen Million, five Hundred And Twenty Three
Thousand US Dollars to your country or any other safe country of your choice as far as I can be assured that my share
will be safe in your care until I complete my service here. I have survived 6 suicide bomb attacks by the special
grace of God, with this and other reasons which I will mention to you later has prompted me to reach out for help, I honestly want
this matter to be resolved immediately. i awaits your response
Regards,
Mr Ali Ibrahim

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