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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: "Aisha Z. Sayed Gaddaf al Dam" <hr@mail.yamoffice.yam.com>
Reply-To: <aishasayedgaddafaldam@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:18:48 +1100
Subject: Expecting Your Response Please

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am M/S Aisha Z. Sayed Gaddaf al Dam, daughter to Brigadier Sayed Gaddaf al Dam, third in the command hierarchy of the depose government of the people of Libya Arab Jamahiriya. I am contacting you in strict confidence knowing fully well that, this medium is not trusted, secured, but we believe in your great sense of understanding and judgment, before her Excellency departed to TUNIS.

We need not over emphasize on what is going on in our dear country, the grand gang up by the international countries but spear headed by a few powerful nations with face the of NATO, all in the name of democratic
reforms which is very strange to our cultural values, first over the years it was speculations, and there after intelligence reports leaked confirming ethnic conspiracy and the interest in taking over the oil wells, confiscation of funds etc.

Right now they have succeeded in destroying our country and the resources built over the years, empowering the rebel government to seize all the money and properties of the ruling families. However last year November,
2010, Madam was in Accra for a business transaction, and she lodged some funds with a private vault operator, this fund was actually meant for the purchase of a gold mine at OBUASI, in the KUMASI region but we lost to the Chinese. As luck will have it, these funds were well conceal in diplomatic consignment and declared as archeological artifacts, family treasures and mining materials.

So for now, considering the turn of event in Tripoli, Madam has reached a decision to source for an astute Manager of investment, who can assist us take over these funds at Accra for investment, someone with proven experience and capabilities.

Yours trully,
AISHA. Z. SAYED AL-DAM
E-mail: aishasayedgaddafaldam@yahoo.cn

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