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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: Mr Ashraf Halidou <ashraf-halidou@mail.kz>
Reply-To: ashrafhalidou@rocketmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:29:31 -0400
Subject: I am waiting to hear from you



GOOD DAY,

Please, kindly take your time to understand the content of this email,
I am Ashraf Halidou from libya, I was working with the formal Libya
Leader MUAMMAR GADDAFI: I know you must have hear over the radio that
the international court have give oder to size every fund or
propertise that belong to Gaddafi or his men and this is why I have
contacted you.
I need your urgent cooperation to receive and secure a cretin amount
of money for me.

during the war in Libya we manage to crossed over to Niger Republic
with GADHAFI son,( SAIF AL-ISLAM GADHAFI), While leaving the country I
have in my possessions two boxes filled with dollar drawn from Central
Bank of Libya, On getting to the neighboring country (Niger) I was
able to shift the boxes through a cargo service to their warehouse in
the next border country Benin, hoping to move over there after some
days to carry the boxes and relocate to any where safer for me.
Unfortunately the next day the government order for us to be arrested
and we were placed under house arrest.

We are restricted from communication but I pleaded with the Security
to make use of his personal laptop at night and that is why i could
write you now; We may be facing the World court any time but my main
objective is to secure this fund first so after the trial I will have
some thing to start a new life outside Libya. The boxes are presently
at the transporter warehouse in Benin and they did not know the
content inside is money neither did he know I am under arrest now, he
have contacted me to dispatch the boxes but I told him I will send my
partner to get it.

Meanwhile, what I want you to do is to contact them to move the boxes
to your address for you to secure it or if you can travel to Benin and
carry the boxes yourself better. I have in this 2boxes a total sum of
$45 Million USD, I'm willing to reward you when I am out of this
trail. I can not use any one around because I am avoiding spies and
that is why i choose you from far to secure the fund for me. So if you
know you can handle this with all sincerity and you will not betray
me, forward me your details (address, name, Telephone, age and
profession immediately so I can inform the warehouse to release the
boxes to you as you contact them.
Note: I dropped extra $2500 USD with the transporter for the delivery to you.

On receive of your full details and assurance to secure this money I
will send you the details of the warehouse so you contact them and
receive the boxes as soon as possible.

I wait for your urgent responds and if I did not hear from you I will
be force to look for a new person.
Thanks,
Mr Ashraf Halidou

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