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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: Pere Smart <peresmart@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:27:36 -0700
Subject: Please Assist.

Dear Sir,

I Abdul Bashir, the managing director of Al Aman Bank, Dat El Imad
Complex 9Tower – Ground Floor, Tripol, Libya and a financial advisory
to Goldman Sachs.
I am in contact with you to enter into a mutual agreement vis a vis an
unsuspected sum totaling US$138,000,000 (One hundred and thirty
million dollars) belonging to the Late Colonel Muammar Muhammad Abu
Minyar al-Gaddaf the erstwhile Leader of the embattled Libya. It will
be recalled that the late ruler after loosing international
recognition in connection with the Libyan uprising was killed On 20
October, 2011 by the National Transitional Council (NTC) after he has
failed to relinquish power for a peaceful transition to democracy in
Libya and surrender to international community.

In a meeting with Goldman Sachs executives, it was confirmed that 98%
of Gaddafi's $1.3bn investment has been lost while the British
government has announced that £20 billion in liquid assets has been
confiscated and the US treasury officials confirmed it has seized
another $32 billion in cash.

I am seizing this opportunity to liaise with you, but it is base only
on professionalism, to claim the US$138,000,000 (one hundred and
thirty million dollars) which has been deposited with a security firm
in the capital of England. The funds were deposited secretly as the
late ruler confided in me as a renowned financial advisor in Libya. I
have therefore taken full control of funds using my own discretion to
avoid seizure by the international community and Libyan National
Transition Counc

Due to my position in the bank and Goldman Sachs, I cannot claim the
funds in my name, neither can my close associate do, as the
international community is on deck to trace all funds belonging to the
late ruler. But the aforementioned sum is 100% safe with the company
as it was deposited with the name of the bank Al Aman Bank as our
security funds during the war in Libya. I have all the legal documents
backing up the funds for claim.. One thing is certain, this project is
100% risk free as all you need do is open communication with the
security firm to claim the funds as a representative of Al Aman Bank
with a power of attorney which will be prepared by a renowned attorney
and signed by a competent court of Jurisdiction.

If you are interested and possessed the managerial ability to handle
project of this magnitude, I have worked out a sharing formula 35% of
the total sum will be for you, while 65% will be for me as the
principal. Please send by email your telephone and fax number so we
can discuss the modalities of operation in this project.

Thank you in anticipation.

Abdul Bashir,
FOR YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION PERE SMART IS MY OWN COODINATOR.

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