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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: "Ahmed Osman" <aosman@writeme.com>
Reply-To: osman039007@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 17:35:05 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Authenticate This Email

Dear Friend,

I Ahmed Osman, authenticate this email. I am Mr.Ahmed Osman,director of
operations of the British Arab Commercial Bank (Libya) Branch. I have a
business proposal for

you.This e-mail might have come to you by suprise but i tell you my dear
friend is for real.

Before the Libya war,our client Colonel Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, an
uncle and a senior cabinet member to the Former Prime Minister of Libya
Muammar Gaddafi,

who was with the libyan forces, a politician and also business man made a
numbered of fixed deposit for 20 calendar months with a value of
€10,000,000.00 (Ten Million

Euros) which is equivalent to ($12.9 Million USD) only in my branch. Upon
maturity several notice was sent to him, even during the war, again after
the war another

notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later find
out that the Colonel and his family had been killed during the war in bomb
blast that hit

their home.

On the 20th of October 2011, late afternoon, international news agencies
reported the death of Muammar al-Gaddafi. He was killed by some rebels in
his hometown Sirte,

after NATO-bombs hit his convoy. Only two days later US-president Barack
Obama in Washington and NATO-officials in Brussels declared to stop the
war on Libya that had

lasted for almost eight months. Muammar Gaddafi,He was a Libyan
revolutionary and politician, and the de facto ruler of Libya for 42
years.

After further investigation it was also discovered that Colonel Muhammad
Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi did not declare any next of kin in his official
papers including the

paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time
he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank.
So, €10,000,000.00

(Ten Million Euros) which is equivalent to ($12.9 Million USD) is still
lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. What
bothers me most is that

according to the laws of my country at the expiration 3 years the funds
will revert to the ownership of the Liyba Government if nobody applies to
claim the

funds.Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you
as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Colonel Muhammad Abu Minyar
al-Gaddafi so that

you will be able to receive his funds.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall
come out successful. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the
necessary documents

that will back you up as the next of kin to Colonel Muhammad Abu Minyar
al-Gaddafi,all that is required from you at this stage is for you to
provide me with your Full

Names and Address so that the attorney can commence his job. After you
have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also fill in for claims
on your behalf and

secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favor for the
transfer of the funds to an account that will be provided by you.

There is no risk involved at all in the matter as we are going to adopt a
legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary
documents. Please endeavor

to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue.

Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we
shall share in the ratio of 50% for me, 40% for you,and 10% for any
expenses incurred during the

course of the operation. Should you be interested please send me your full
names and current residential address and telephone number.

Once i get your response to co-operate,i shall provide you with more
details of this operation. Your earliest response to this letter will be
appreciated.

Write to me on: osman039007@hotmail.com

Kind Regards,
Ahmed Osman






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