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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: "GADAFFI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ashagadafi@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:46:56 +0100
Subject: Dearest one

Dearest One
 
I am Haji Asha El Gaddafi, one of the daughters of the embattled
president of Libya, born in 1976. I'm a
Libyan mediator and military official, former UN Goodwill Ambassador,
and lawyer by profession. From
Muammar al-Gaddafi second wife Safia Farkash
 
I am currently residing in one of the African  Country Burkina Faso,
unfortunately as a refugee. At the meantime, my family is the target
of Western nations led by NATO who  destroy my father at all costs.
Our investments and bank accounts in several countries are their
targets to freeze.
 
I have been commissioned to contact an interested foreign
investor/partner who will be able to take absolute control of part of
the vast cash available to private account with my late Father who was
killed by NATO air strike, for a possible investment in your country.
I just gave birth to a baby girl, just one day after fleeing to
Burkina Faso from Libya.
 
If this transaction interest you, you dont have to disclose it to
anybody because of what is going with my entire family, if the united
nation happens to know this account, they will freezing it as they
freeze others so keep this transaction to yourself only until we
finalize it. I want to transfer this money into your account
immediately for onward investment in your country because I dont want
the united nation to know about this account.
 
I have the sum of US$ 30.500, 000.00 (Thirty Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) in a bank ADB Burkina Faso which I
will disclose more information to you when I receive your positive
responds. Therefore if you are capable of running an establishment and
can maintain the high level of secrecy required in this project,
kindly respond with the following information for details of the
project.
 
1. Your full names and address
2. Your private telephone and fax numbers
3. Your private emails address
4. Age and profession
 
Best Regard
 
Asha El Gaddafi
 

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