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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: willianstracy@aol.com
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 11:55:58 -0500
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME OUT FOR THIS TRANSFER.my private email id here (
missablaibrahimwilliams@gmail.com )



My Name is Miss Abla Ibrahim W from Libya, I am22 years old, I am in St. Christopher's Parish for refugee in Burkina Fasounder United Nations High commission for Refugee ,I lost my parents in therecent war in Libya, right now am in Burkina Faso, please save my life I am indanger I need your help in transferring my inheritance my father left behindfor me in a Bank in Burkina Faso here, All I need is a foreigner who will standas the foreign partner to my father and beneficiary of the fund.

The money deposited in the Bank is US$10.500.000, (TENMILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR)

I just need this fund to be transfer to your accountso that i will come over to your country and complete my education as you knowthat my country have been in deep crisis due to the war and I cannot go backthere again because I have nobody again all of my family were killed in thewar.

If you are interested to save me and help me receivemy inheritance fund Please get back to me for more details about me and theinheritance funds. Please get back to me for more details about me andthe inheritance funds Hoping to receive your reply on my private email id here( missablaibrahimwilliams@gmail.com ) as soon as possible.
Thanks


Thanks
Miss Abla Ibrahim W


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