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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: PRINCESS ABIDA GADDAFI <drusmanaliu56@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 07:14:01 -0500
Subject: FROM PRINCESS ABIDA GADDAFI,



Good day to you,
I am Abida Gaddafi wife of late Khamis Gaddafi the son of late Colonel

Gaddafi the Libyan leader who died who died in the war to overthrow his

government.

I am contacting you to assist me in removing the sum of thirty six million

USA dollars been deposited with a security company abroad.

The funds was deposited with a security company in my maiden name by my late

husband as the benefactor before his sudden death.

Due to the fact that the regime of my father in-law Colonel Muarmar Gaddafi

has crumbled and the entire family scattered all over for safety.

Right now I have crossed the border and I am presently into hiding in Tunisia

without any other means of communication unless with my laptop because of

security reasons hoping to arrange for my traveling out possible abroad to

safeguard my life and that of my only son since the NTC Government has killed

Colonel Gaddafi and they are still desperate to fish out all Colonel Gaddafi

male childred for possible prosecution which will result to their death.

I contacted you to be my appointee so that the security firm can release the

consignments to you as my appointee since the consignments were deposited in

my maiden without any link of Gaddafi name at all,and to make this possible I

have contacted a reputable attorney in London who will assist us to secure

the release of the consignments from the security firm on your behalf without

any hitch then after the release the lawyer can as well assist you to

transfer the funds to your bank account or he can arrange for the delivery of

the consignments to your country as non-inspection through the aid of

Diplomatic Delivery Company.

Feel comfortable to work with me in this regard,I know that you must be

afraid of that name (GADDAFI) but I,am assuring you that my late husband

deposited the consignments with my maiden name without the name Gaddafi on

the record of the security company,this is to avoid any trace.

Please for your kind assistance I will offer you 30% of the total sum, all

the legal documentation concerning the deposit are with me, I will only write

power of attorney through the aid of the lawyer making you the new

beneficiary of the deposit so that the security company can release the

consignments to you.

Bear in mind that the funds was deposited with the security firm as house

valuables, therefore they do not know the real content, so the consignment

will be release on your behalf as house valuable from the security company.

For your kind assistance in this endevour I will offer you 30% of the total

sum,5% shall be keep aside to offset any expenses we might incur while 65%

will be me.

May Allah grant you the heart to assist me and my only son in this our trial

period, please never you abandon me with my son just because we are Arabs.
Get back with your details:

Your full name
Full address
Telephone number
Age
Occupation

Upon the receipt of the requested information we can then proceed without

delay because I am here without help from no one.

Abida Gaddafi

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