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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: "DR.AZZIZ" <hdmi16@att.net>
Reply-To: azziz911@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 19:28:10 +0800
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION.

Dear Sir/ Madam,

My name is doctor Azziz Nadeem from Libya a reputable man in the Libyan government who deny the evil of Gaddafi the Libya leader who conditioned Libyan people to be under his regime, where average people survive with $2 per day. Libya is the second oil producing country in the entire surface of this earth but her citizens live in poorest condition according to international standard.

Please I need your urgent help as Gaddafi has continued to torment the entire population and kill those who were in his administration that denounce his continuity. I write this to see if you could help me to keep this money with you for my Kids as most of our houses and asset has been taken by Gaddafi loyalist, with unending torture and killing. I am not sure if I would survive, but in case anything happens to me I would like you to help me keep this sum of $6m(six million us dollars) which is right here as I write, for my Kids since I might not survive this situation aftermath. I have a relation who is an army official and a loyalist to Gaddafi that will help me take this money to Tunisia and fly it you agree to help keep the money for the time being and give back to my kids when the right time come. My kid's names are A'shadieeyah,Aadil, and Amin.


My wife was short when I announced my resignation from his cabinet. What you are suppose to do is take 30% of this money and keep the rest for my Kids in case I couldn't make it. If you accept to help me please provide information on where this money will to be sent and how you can pick it up. All Arrangement and process to transfer the money is ready. I know this is unconstitutional asking this favor from you but as human, you have to consider Libyan people on this scenario .This is the worst tragedy and inhuman treatment and infringement in peoples life and freedom. If you do consider helping me,pls email back to me because I can't answer a phone call at this situation as all calls is been monitored by the tyrant. I will anticipate your immediate acceptance to help me.

I will update you further on how to get the money out from here; In the next email I will send you my home address in case i couldn't survive this situation.



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