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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: "HAMID IBRAHIM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hamidibraa@blumail.org>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:48:41 +0200
Subject: FOR URGENT ATTENTION PLEASE

Attention Please

On 20th of October 2011, the Libyan dictator Maummar Gaddafi was captured and killed This is due to
accumulated issues of mal-administration and long term service during his tenure in the office.
His killing was a big relief to the people of Libya and the World in general because of much attrocities
he committed. Apart from that, I was opportuned to work closer to his son,s office as personal assistant
to his financial dealings overseas. Base on the resent situation of the killing both gaddafi and his
son, a committee was set to look into their activities., They have suggested that his bank accounts in
overseas Should be frozen, This include: Britain, France, Dubai and Spain. You may click here to read
more on this:
http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2011/08/08/gaddafis-spanish-money-could-go-to-rebels/

In other words, I am persuaded to contact you to release the information of a deposited sum of
?71,500,000.00 (Seventy One Million Five Hundred Thousand euros) which is been deposited in a bank
in Spain where his son was studing. Nobody knows about this Money as of this moment because all the
documentation of this fund is in my care. I am soliciting for your help to receieve this Money into your
country account to avoid the spanish government seizing the Money.. Please your interest to help in this
situation is highly needed. You will be given 40% of the total sum immediately the fund is been
re-transferred into your account or your company account with all expenses included. The details of the
bank will be communicated to you immediately you respond back to me. Please try as much as possible
to keep this secretive, and never allow anybody to know about this. Your response will go a long way in
helping out. Please Urgently submit the following information please:


FULL NAME,
ADDRESS,
TELEPHONE . ( MOBILE LINE)
COUNTRY,
DATE OF BIRTH
OCCUPATION AND ORGANISATION
COMPANY NAME:
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS


I wait for your reply
Thanks

HAMID IBRAHIM
Please reply back to me with this email address:
hamidibraa@blumail.org


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