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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: "IMAD AL- HERBISH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alherbish.imad@rediffmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:43:55 +0100
Subject: PLEASE YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEENED

DEAR SIR

I AM MR IMAD AL- HERBISH, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO MUHAMMED GADDAFI THE LIBYAN LEADER I AM IN POSSESSION OF SUM FOREIGN

CURRENCY $9.3 MILLION USD AND £3.8MILLION POUNDS AND €6.2 MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO AND SOME VALUABLES LIKE GOLD AND

EXPENSIVE JEWELRIES.

I ESCAPED WITH THIS DURING THE NATO BOMBARDMENT IN TRIPOLY WHERE MY LEADERS SON LOST HIS LIFE AL-TAMIMI

GHADAFI I WENT EN-RUT NIGER REPUBLIC WHERE I LEFT MY CONSIGNMENT WHICH INCLUDES THE FOREIGN CURRENCY.

THE GOLD AND SOME VALUABLES IN A RELATIVE HOUSE IN NIGER REPUBLIC I AM NOW IN UK LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY THAT WILL ASSIST ME SO

THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE TAKEN INTO SAFE CUSTODY IN EASTERN EUROPE AND ASIAN COUNTRY IF YOU WILL BE OF HELP.

YOU WILL BE HIGHLY COMPENSATED I DON’T WANT TO BACK TO LIBYA BECAUSE OF THE WAR THERE NOW IF YOU WILL BE WILLING TO ASSIST CONTACT ME SO THAT THE MODALITY CAN BE WORKED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE

IMAD AL- HERBISH
alherbish.imad@rediffmail.com

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