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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 Gaddaffi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aishagaddaffi.private38@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 07:47:31 -0500
Subject: Assalamu Alaikum

Hello My Dear,
 
Please permit me to introduce myself, I am Ms.Aisha Gaddafi 38 years of age woman Libya, Africa, I'm the Daughter of Late col. Muammar Gaddafi, My late Father was a well known Libyan prime minister.My late father is dead but before he died he made a deposit of $85,000.000= million US dollars with one of the finance security company in Ghana.I am here in Muscat Oman with my 3 children in a UN refugee camp hiding for our dear lives.
However,no one knows about this except me and my late father's lawyer who resides in accra,Ghana because he is the person that helped my father to make this deposits a success in my name as my inheritance.
morrisedave: I have communicated with the lawyer and the company on how i can have access on the cash and i was told that i must get an investor who will help me to process the shipment of the box of money to the beneficiary's house.
Now i can't go to Ghana to get my inheritance released/transferred to a foreign account because After the death of my father the U.S Security agency and Libyan Government has been tracking all my father's wealth and properties everywhere around the globe including us the children but,
morrisedave: this particular fund can not be traced because it's deposit processes was arranged by my late father's lawyer who lives in accra Ghana and no other person knew about it except as am telling you now,so i am looking for a trust worthy person to stand as my foreign beneficiary to help me claim the funds and i am ready to leave Oman and move to your country and i will also let the lawyer and the company to know that i am appointing you as my beneficiary,so that they will work with you for the release of the box of money to you on my behalf.
morrisedave: Please i will love to read from you and let me know if you will be able to help me with this and i promise to comply with your sharing terms.Most importantly, this must be a secret between  both of us hope to hear from you soonest.
 
Best Regards.
Aisha Muammar Gaddafi.

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