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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: Safia Gaddhafi <safia.f.gaddhafi@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 12:11:45 +0200
Subject: From mrs, Safia Gaddhafi.


Good day Sir,

Before I proceed, I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to you.
I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approach to
establish a relationship of trust, but you will realize the need for my
action. I am Mrs. Safia Farkash Gaddhafi. The wife of the late Libyan
Leader Colonel Muammar Gaddhafi, my husband was brutally killed 20th
October, 2011. I got your contact email address through my research and
out of desperation decided to reach you through this medium to ASSIST me
receive the sum of US$75Million (Seventy Five Million USD) kept in one of
the top banks in South Africa.

I will give you more information as to this regard as soon as you reply, am
so lucky that the bank officials who knew about this fund are nice people
and really want to help me and have kept the information of the funds
strictly confidential and have advise me to source for good investor that
will receive the funds on my behalf for investment to avoid any
confiscation.

I have been thrown into a state of utter confusion, frustration and
hopelessness, please kindly read this publication and see why i have
decided to contact you as further delay to do something might lead to
totally losing of the funds.

http://www.news.com.au/world-news/cash-stash-libyan-dictator-muammar-gaddafis-hidden-billions-found-in-south-africa/story-fndir2ev-1226657791603

I will be willing to offer you some good percentage out of the total fund
if only you will receive this fund and keep it for us. Please note that
honesty is the watch word in this transaction. I will require your full
Names, address, telephone and Occupation, so that I can forward to the
private attorney who knew everything about the money and the bank where the
money is deposited so that he can commence communication with you. In case
you don’t accept please do not expose my mail. Be kind to get back to me,
if you are not interested so that I can further my search for another
partner.

My private attorney has guarantee that this transaction will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement with the bank without the breach of the law.
Also, he has worked out all modalities to complete the transaction
successfully within the shortest possible time.

Kind regards,
Mrs. Safia Farkash Gaddhafi.
Email: safia.f.gaddhafi@gmail.com

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