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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: "Ms. Aisha Gaddafi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <h.must411111@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 09:23:48 -0700
Subject: COMPENSATION--Time very sensitive!

Hi,

How are you? I hope your doing fine. Its me Aisha Gaddafi, the daughter of late Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi. I want to inform you that I have succeeded in transferring my funds 600,000,000.00 SIX HUNDRED MILLION US DOLLARS to OMAN through the help of a new partner from the USA Mr. Alvin Alton Kelly. I am not a greedy person and I don't forget those that did me favor even though we tried and struggled together without realizing the funds into your bank account I have decided to compensate you with the sum of US$4,000,000.00 FOUR MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS.

CONTACT LEWIS DANIELS FOR THIS PAYMENT WHOSE EMAIL IS REPLY TO ADDRESS.

SEND HIM THIS CODE AND HE WILL UNDERSTAND.......

CODE: BAV-DTS/QQITT.

Truly Yours
Aisha Gaddafi

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