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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: Aisha Gaddafi <aisha_aishagoddafi@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: aisha_gaddafiaisha@rocketmail.com
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:44:41 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: I wait your urgent response




Dear,



From: Miss. Aisha Gaddafi’s



My name is Aisha Gaddafi’s I am the daughter of late Moammar Gaddafi’s formal Libya President .

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business which am intend to establish in your country.

Though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life.

I can confide on you for the brighter future of my life since you are a human being like me. But what I need from you is Truth, Trust and Honest.

I want to solicit your attention to receive money on my behalf.

The purpose of my contacting you is because my status would not permit me to do this alone.



Please reply through my alternate Email: aisha_gaddafiaisha@rocketmail.com

so that I will send you the full details and more information about myself and the funds.



I wait your urgent response



Regards

Miss. Aisha Gaddafi’s

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