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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: "Dr. Hamza Ibrahim" <jamesfisher01972@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2021 14:32:57 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,

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Yours good friend,
Dr. Hamza Ibrahim

Av.Bernardino Caballero.
asi Piribebuy Bo San Pablo .
Presidente Franco.
Tel: 00595-61-572263
Fax: 00595-61-574599.
PARAGUAY.
Dear Friend,
How are you doing today, I hope you haven't forgotten me? I am Dr.
Hamza Ibrahim, the former director at the bank of Africa (BOA)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso over there in West Africa, who has
contacted you some time ago to assist me in order to secure the
release of a deceased customer's fund into your bank account.

Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts, and attempts to assist
me on the transferring of the fund, and I makes sure that you aren't
left behind or out from the benefits of the transaction. Hence, I have
kept aside for you the total sum of: $675,000 (Six hundred, and
seventy-five thousand, USA-dollars in the 'CHASHIER'S CHEQUE'.

My new partner and I have agreed to compensate you with that above
said amount for all your past efforts, and attempt to assist me in
that past successful matters. I have appreciated your kind efforts at
that time very much, so feel very free to contact the bank's secretary
via her below email address, and the name of the secretary of the
(BOA) is: MRS. CAROLINA ILBOUDOU.

And make sure that you instructed her on how to send the 'CHASHIER'S
CHEQUE' to you, and please do let me know immediately you receives the
'CHASHIER'S CHEQUE' so that we can share the joy together after all
the stress at those past times ago.
At the moment, am very busy here in Paraguay because of the investment
projects of which my partner, and I were having at hands presently,
and finally remember that I had left an instruction to the secretary
of the (BOA): MRS. CAROLINA ILBOUDOU.

Contact this below person immediately for your cheque:-
MRS. CAROLINA ILBOUDOU.
Secretary of the (BOA)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Email Address: mrs.carolinailboudou@outlook.com
Yours good friend,
Dr. Hamza Ibrahim

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