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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ibrahim Aziz" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aziziibrahim313@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2021 03:15:24 -0700
Subject: Qe: Cooperation;

Hi dear,
Greetings, you may be surprised to receive this email as you do not
know me personally, but with all due respect, trust and humility, I am
writing this proposal. I am Mr. Ibrahim Azizi, son of the late Mr.
Azizi Tariq from Darfur in South Sudan.
In fact, it is my pleasure to contact you for help with a venture I
intend to establish.

I need your help to move the sum of ($8 million.) EIGHT MILLION US
DOLLARS) that my late father deposited in a bank in New York awaiting
a claim before being murdered by unknown people during the war in
Darfur, Sudan.

Now I decided to invest the money in your country or anywhere safe for
security reasons. I want you to help me recover the money for later
transfer to any designated bank account of your choice for investment
purposes.

I will provide you with further details that my family and I have
agreed to compensate you with 30% of the total sum, which will be your
own share for helping us, and 5% for any expenses that may be incurred
by both parties in the course of the transaction. .

So the remaining 65% will go to me and my family, which you will help
us to invest in your country. Feel free to get in touch with me on my
alternative email: Ibrahim.aziz@2trom.com .All I demand of you is
honest and your cooperation.
I will give more details as soon as you show interest in helping me.

I await your kind consideration to my proposal.

Best regards,
Mr. Ibrahim Azizi.

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