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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. Aisha Muammar Al-Gaddafi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <draisha64@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:30:03 -0700
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU

I know you would be surprised to read from someone relatively unknown to you. My name is Dr. Aisha Muammar Al-Gaddafi the Libyan Goodwill Ambassador of the UN. and the daughter of Muammar Al-Gaddafi.Please i really need an urgent business deal with you. I have some fund deposited in a security company valued $25million Dollars and $22million Dollars which i want to invest with you because of the crises in Libya at the moment.
You do not have to be afraid of anything as no one else knows about these funds.
Please if you are interested to corporate with me for this deal so that you will stand as the beneficiary and received this fund on my behalf and invest it.
I will furnish you with all the required information concerning this fund at the security company as soon as you respond and agree to work with me on this matter.Please it is strictly confidential.

Thanks,
Best Regards,
Dr. Aisha Muammar Al-Gaddafi

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