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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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Fraud email example:

From: Please help <haldarnes@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: Please help <staffbc@37.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:35:05 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Extremely urgent..


NAME: Haldarnes Straw (ESQ.)
LEGAL PRACTITIONER,
Tele/fax: +27-(0)865192647
Tele/Fax: +44-(0)-8447743576
Alternative E-mail Add: <(staffboard@consultant.com)>

Subj.: Fund Remittance ( usd$105,500,000,00)

Att: Sir/Madam,      



I am an attorney with the Human Rights commission in Republic of South Africa branch. I got your profile from Republic of South Africa Chamber of Commerce & Industry Johannesburg Branch. The Security Film web site is > http://www.rmb.co.za> where the Funds is currently lodged/deposited.

In the course of my duties, I met a young man named, Mr. Milad Abuztaia Al-Gaddafi. The fact is that Milad Abuztaia is not really Colonel Muammar Gaddafi son, but an adopted son and nephew to Gaddafi's family. He came into South Africa as an asylum seeker immediately the Libya war started.

I handled his appeal case against the refusal by the South Africa Minister for Home Affairs to grant him asylum status in South Africa. Finally, he has successfully been granted the refugee status he sought because according to his profile he has NO criminal or bad records, Nor he was not among Gaddafi's family indicted for war crime.

Mr. Milad Abuztaia Al-Gaddafi has again approached me with a personal matter which I think you can help us resolve. He want to transfer to overseas $105.5 Million USD. We contacted you quietly as a reliable and honest person who will be capable to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this money, even an empty a/c can serve, as long as you will remain honest to us till the end of this important business transaction and believing in God that you will never let us down either now or in future.

It happened that the late Colonel Muammar Gaddafi'S son late Saif al-Arab Gaddafi deposited the sum of USd$105.5Million (One hundred and five Million five hundred thousand United States Dollars only) in a private Security film outfit in Republic of South Africa before his death, the money was part of the money used to purchased military weapon arms from Republic of South Africa Government. I have seen the necessary depository papers/documentations, which are presently in my custody now. I have also confirmed with the Security Firm that a deposit was made by the said late Saif al-Arab Gaddafi in the name of anonymous.

The young man now wants to take this money back, but there is a problem. The Alien’s Act, a law regulating the activities of refugees and non-citizens of South Africa, does not permit him to carry out any business or be involved in any investments activity in South Africa. I have therefore advised him to use the services of a foreign investor to move the money out of South Africa and have same invested on his behalf.

This suggestion is agreeable to him and on his instructions, I am contacting you to do the transaction for him. We are revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never let us down in this business/deal, you are the first and the only person that we are contacting for this business/deal, so please reply urgently so that we will inform you the next step to take/follow. Send also your private telephone and fax number including the full details of the accounts to be use for the transfer of the said amount.

At the conclusion of this business/Deal, if you can assist us as we would compensate you with a good percentage of the FUND which is negotiable after the money has been successfully moved into your accounts. You shall also advise him on where and how to make the necessary investments in your country after conclusion of the funds transfer.

The source of the money is legitimate. If you are willing to do this favor to this young man, kindly inform me, using any of the above specified contact details.

You can find out the authenticity of the claims by click those websites below:-

Respectfully,
Haldarnes Straw(ESQ).
Tele/fax: +27-(0)865192647
Tele/Fax: +44-(0)-8447743576
E-mail: >(staffboard@consultant.com)<

Pls check for more information as published in "Newspaper"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12531442
http://www.news24.com/World/News/Swiss-freeze-1bn-after-Arab-Spring-20121016
http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Saadi-Gaddafi-gets-humanitarian-asylum-20111111

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