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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "info@hazizdaudchambers.com" <info@hazizdaudchambers.com>
Reply-To: hazizdaud@msn.com
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:00:29 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend,

I am writing to you based on the recommendation from a friend of mine
working
with your embassy in Tripoli Libya.

First let me introduce myself. My name is Haziz Daud.

I am the attorney to the son of Libyan leader Col Mommar Gaddafi.I am
sure you
must have heard about the revolution sweeping my country. This has
prompted me
to leave the country to another=A0 country which I will disclose to you
in due
time. However, I did not tell the man that gave me the recommendation
of what I
wanted to do with you.I simply told him that I need someone I can
trust and he
said his country men and women can be trusted.

Now to the reason of my writing to you. As a trusted aid and personal
lawyer to
the son of the Late Libyan leader Col Mommar Gaddafi. We have secured
the total
of $45 million dollars from excess crude oil account, this fund was
pulled out
in the heat of this crises that rocked Libya. The said fund was
deposited with a
security company in a location, ( not Libya) which I will let you
know in due
course.

Now that the regime of Col Gaddafi has come to an end=A0 and no one
knows what
will happen next. Now I have received instruction from my client Saif
Al Islam
Gaddafi the second son of Col.Gaddafi to look for a partner to secure
the money
from security company.

This will enable him have some thing to fall on, if the inevitable
happens.

We are ready to let you have 30% of the total sum, while I will have
10% and 60
% will be kept by you for my client or even help in investing for him
pending
when things stabilize.I have all the papers to help us in getting the
fund from
the security company.

Please if you are interested in this transaction, urgently respond so
that I can
brief you in details.

But if you are not interested, please treat the email as it never
come to you.

This is confidential and must not be discussed with the third party
or
unauthorized person(s).

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Regard.
Haziz Daud

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