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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: "Miss Ada Emillia" <info@foremnavarra.com>
Reply-To: <misada@superposta.com>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 12:38:52 -0700
Subject: Miss Ada Emillia -Nationality- Venezuela I Investment In Your Country??

Dear sir,
More About me.  My name is Miss Emillia Ada Bustillos , 21 years old, medical student, Nationality- Venezuela Citizen but born and brought up in Tripoli-Libya  By late Leo Bustillos,My father was Financial adviser and business associate with Mr.Saif Al-Arab Gaddafi that deals in Crude Oil lifting, Gold Bar. My father and mother was killed by Late Libyan President during the war as they were trying to escape for their safety after Gadaffi declared my parent wanted. We are 6 kids,two boys and four girl.I lost my father,mother, 3 of my sisters and my brother which was all killed by Gadaffi family after setting our entire building on fire but I managed with my brother to escape the death and that is why am alive to write you. . it was a terribly situation for me and my younger brother Right now in the desert boarder between Naimey and Bani Walid-Libya which we find ourself through the help of some good Samaritans.
 
The late Muammar Gaddafi life have come to end and he paid with his life and son the crimes he committed against humanity and I know that people of (Libya) under NTC will conduct election for the first time since 42yrs now that the enemy is dead. I will send you further information concerning the fund deposit as soon as I hear from you.
 
1.. My late father assisted Late Libyan leader to move the sum of  $40Million out of Libya and 75 Kilos of Gold Bar before the war escalated through the assistance of a financial consultant and the deposited was made was made in my late fathers name in the vault which is known to me and I have the deposit details as am standing on it as the next of kin to my late father , my late family was living in Gadaffis compound as a friend and one family and every bod knows my family as close associate to Gadaffi family, due to the fact that UN, USA,European Union have put sanction on late Muammar Gaddafi, his family and any of his business associate,it is not wise for me to use my name to claim the fund, so I decided to look for someone else not related to me or loyal to late Muammar Gaddafi , that is why I am soliciting for your partnership to complete this transaction. Do you have the Ability to help us handle the fund?
 
What is your phone and mobile.
 
So if you have ability to control investment, respond to me the area of investment which will be of profit to both of us and note that you will be standing as our father,partner, sponsor and fund manager. You will have to see everything with your eyes to enable you know what we are discussing with you over the internet as it is not the safe place to discuss this issue but that is the only medium we have gotten to communicate you. For us to have access to internet service, we have to travel with Camel as a means of transport in the desert to another dangerous area which is 6 hours it took us to arrive  here to send you this message , so note that we cannot be writing mails to you every day and will link you up with my late fathers financial consultant to work the transfer with him urgent as we need to relocate to your country once the transfer  is confirmed.
 
I must be frank to you before we proceed, all this above fund originated from Gadaffi family but is only me and my  younger brother  that knows everything about it  and need you to keep everything highly confidential and secret as I confided in you. We need you to act urgently to enable us arrange on how to move to Egypt  boarder as there is heavy fighting since one week here between the Arm Militant and the Soldiers which has resulted to a lot of killings again and we are afraid and nervous.
 
NOTE: PLEASE KINDLY SEND THE REQUESTED EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF YOUR BUSINESS AND ASSURE US YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE US IN YOUR COUNTRY AS PART OF YOUR FAMILY. WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS AND WE ARE HANDING YOU OVER EVERYTHING AND NEED YOUR HONEST AND TRANSPARENT.
  
    misada@superposta.com

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