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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- aabideennabil@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: aabideennabil@swsjob.net
Reply-To: <aabideennabil@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:10:28 +0800
Subject: My dear

MR. Aabideen Nabil
West Midlands,Birmingham ,
United kingdom.

My Great Compliments,

I'm MR. Aabideen Nabil 47year old from BENGHAZI, Libya, working as an
assistance high commission of Libya in united kingdom.i have been
working with our high commissioner MR Omar Jelban which have been
expelled from the country following attacks on the British embassy in
Tripoli.I lost my son on attack from NATO bombed at Moammar Gadhafi
compound that killed Gadhafi's second youngest son, Seif al-Arab
together with my family.I can't go back to Libya because i have disobey
Moammer Gadhafi order by decamping to his rules,

I got your contact from International wayn directory,I have seen that
you seem like an honest and trustworthy person who can handle
confidential business with me. What I am about to disclose to you is
highly confidential and I trust that you will keep my confidence.The
Libya and Exchange Commission is working with federal prosecutors trying
to freeze all of my assets as soon as possible.I deposited the sum of
(USD$11 Million) in a Finance Firm in Europe some years ago in my name,
I need you to collect this funds and distribute it to both of us since
the Federal investigators are working around the clock to freeze all my
assets. Meanwhile all documents related to transfer of this fund to your
account is with the bank

Presently, I'm in a hide out here in UK and i can't go back to
BENGHAZI, Libya of what is happening in my country now.Please reply back
to me on this e-mail aabideennabil@yahoo.co.uk as I will like if you
contact my bank directly so that he will direct you on the way forward.
Please due send to me all your contact details as I will like to
prepared legal documents with my lawyer before we commence on this
transaction.

Please keep this transaction secret and confidential for now.

Best Regards,
Mr. Aabideen Nabil

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