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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: "Zinab Ahmed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zinabahmed550@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 06:44:22 -0500
Subject: Reaad Carefully And Reply Quickly


Dear Friend,


Due to the just concluded war and political differences that nearly killed and misplaced over 600,000 people in my country Libya, I have been thrown into a state of hopelessness by the new administration that took over from late Col Muammar Gaddafi.I have lost confidence with everybody within my country. I got your contacts through personal research and had to reach you through this medium due to security network placed on our daily activities by the new government in power.


My late husband was killed last year by late Col Muammar Gaddafi officials, before his sudden death, my late husband used to be a special Assistant to late Col Muammar Gaddafi just because he resigned and asked late Col Muammar Gaddafi to do same for the interest of the people of Libya, He sent his officials to kill my husband. Since After the death of my late husband ARIF Ahmed, late Col Muammar Gaddafi lead government took over and sized all my late husband properties and closed all his local bank accounts here in Libya after three of his men raped my second daughter to death.

Please I need your assistance to transfer the sum of 9.5 million pounds my late husband Deposited with a bank in Uk in my name as the next of Kin into your private bank account in your country. I need you to help me secure this 9.5 million pounds in your private bank account before the new transition government in Libya will have knowledge of it and frozen the account. This 9.5 million pounds is the only hope I and my entire family have to start a new life once again and I cannot afford to lose it to anyone.


If you are interested to help me in transferring my funds to your account, do kindly provide me with the below stated information of yours. As soon as this transfer is completed to your account, 20% percent of my total sum will be for you while the remaining 80% percent will be left for me and my children to start a new life once again.

(1) Your Full Names
(2) Your Contact Address
(3) Your Contact Telephone number
(4) Your Age And What you Do For A Living

Once I receive the above stated information from you, I will quickly provide you with the 9.5 million deposit Certificates and direct you on how to contact our bank to enable them transfer my 9.5 million pounds to your account.


Sincerely Yours,
Zinab Ahmed.

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