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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: "Aisha Gaddafi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ayeshagaddafi193@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 01:26:41 -0700
Subject: PLS GET BACK TO ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED FOR MORE INFO.

Good day, I am Ayesha Gaddafi the daughter of the former Libyan leader, Late Col. Muammar Gadhafi. However, I was never in support of my father’s position in killing the Libyan citizens. I am sending you this email in respect father’s funds that was deposited in my name in a reputable financial institution before he died. Now the Government is after us and trying to liquidate all my late father’s funds.I would need your assistance to move the funds out to your country based on the fact that, all our activities are presently monitored .Hence I seek your assistance. I will send more information to you if you accept to assist me. Right now we have a lot of calamity in Libya and the US government has already seized $200billion dollars of my late father’s wealth in the United State of America .So therefore, I am trying to make sure they don’t find the $100Million that is deposited in my name in BANK

This is why I am trying to move the funds as soon as possible because presently, I am in the Oman Refugee camp under the Oman Government Protection Act, I can’t make that happen, and hence I contacted you. I have been here in this camp since August 2011 and at that time I came in here, I was pregnant and right now have a beautiful baby. I want you to know that I have a past and history to protect and I have never supported my late father in his doings that is why I want to separate myself from the family. I contacted you because I know you are capable to handle this project and assist me to receive these funds.

At this point I can’t communicate with you on phone, but only by email as we have restricted access. I will also want you to know that I have done all that is necessary for you to receive these funds without any problem or eyebrow. As soon as I receive your email I will send you more information and also the contact of the financial institution in U.K to contact them and make further claims of these funds to your possession and hold it till am out of this camp for investment purpose in your country. But please I want you to know that I am working with you with full trust and honesty on this because the new Government of Libya is seriously looking for all funds under my late father’s name.The total fund is $12Million and you shall have 30% of the total amount for assisting me in making this transfer a success. I also want you to know that there is no legal implication of any kind or any unforeseen one and it is 100% risk free and it is compulsory you keep every detail in this
message confidential because its

PLS GET BACK TO ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED FOR MORE INFO.


Please reply Thank you.Regards,
Aisha Gaddafi

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