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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: Mrs Amina Farooq <mrsamina.farooq@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: juliakhani@sify.com
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:14:59 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: I am Mrs Amina Farooq From Libya




Dear Sir/Madam, Please do not be embarrassed for this sudden business proposal, In a brief introduction, I am Mrs. Amina Farooq Gidda a wife to late Mr Ahmed Farooq From Libya who was Independent Non-executive Director of Misrata People’s jamariya Bank, Libya. I myself is a financial consultant in Libya, because of libyan war I am right now in Republic of Benin with my last child due to the war in my country,my husband was murderd along with my two kids by the President of the Country Col Muammar Gaddafi  because of political interest.. Visit website/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ world-africa-12915894  and  (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ world-africa-13767462 In summary of my business proposal, I have (US$15.000, 000.00) Fifteen Million United State Dollars with a private security  company in outside my country( Libya)for safe keeping only. We lost everything we had in libya and i can not boast of one cent with me as a living person accept this
funds, I wish to invest the above mentioned amount in a stable economy outside Africa.  My interest is in Land properties or companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms. I am interested in placing part of the investment plans in your care for better ideas and successful management, so please if your country's by-laws allow foreign investment kindly update me. You can contact me for more details via my e-mail: with your reference.NB: The fund is drug free and has no money launderin g related matter.

I await your kind response.
Yours Sincerely, Mrs Amina   Farooq .

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