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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: Mrs Aziza H Mohd <info@interponta.com.br> (may be fake)
Reply-To: azizahmohd1@live.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:17:15 -0200
Subject: GOOD DAY 21th Jan 2013



Attn: Friend,

My name is Aziza H Mohd=A0 it will be a big surprise for you to receive my e=
mail
because email like these fly over the internet telling people about funds an=
d
every other things. But I always receives offer from the internet which i
normally delete because I believe it will be scam a letter. But please =20
I beg you
and I swear to the Allah I worship that what am telling you is not a joke or=
a
scam, if you follow everything I have said in my letter both of us =20
will be happy
for the rest of our life.

Am from Libya and my husband is one of the late Gaddafi sons driver. It was =
my
husband who took Gaddafi family to Niger and Algeria when they ran from Liby=
a.
But he came back to Libya and died when their convoy was hit by NATO bomb. B=
ut
he told me something very important when he was alive. He told me how he too=
k
some money from Gaddafi son and kept it in a secret place. He said the =20
money is
in USD 8.6 million and all kept in a big suitcase kept in a secret =20
hide out. And
also 67 kilos of gold which he kept somewhere else.

I will want to give you information about all what am saying because seeing =
is
believing. I am presently out of Libya because we ran out during the =20
war. why am
written you is because I want you to take ownership of the funds and =20
gold which
my husband kept because if people knows that it belongs to my late =20
husband they
will size it and report to the Libyan government. my husband fight and =20
died for
his master so please I have to keep everything secret until I hear =20
from you. and
please all what am saying is just known by the both of us and nobody else.

i have 4children for my husband and nothing to feed them here until i can ge=
t
hold of what i just told you but I still have to be very carefully not to lo=
se
the money or the gold. i will share the money and the gold with you if =20
you will
assist me.

just for you to claim ownership of the money and the gold I will give you ha=
lf
of the money and half of the gold when it is under your control. I =20
will tell you
how you can receive the money and the gold when I hear from you. also every
other details will be given when I see your seriousness to help us receive t=
he
both items. please send me your direct details and phone number, Please repl=
y
with your information through my direct email:azizahmohd1@live.com

I also want you to know that the money and the gold are not in Libya both of
them are kept in different countries

I will wait for your reply.
Madam

Aziza H Mohd



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