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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: "Mustafa Abutrakhi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mustafabutrakhi@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:56:42 +0100
Subject: Bussiness Offer

Dear Sir,

I wish to introduce myself to you, I am Mr Mustaphaa Abutrakhi, I am
a Libyan Citizen and works as one of the Momoh Ghadafis Military
machinery using in recent fighting between the rebels and the
Pro-Ghadafis Government, which my country's members are sicking for
the collapse of the Ghadafis regime.

During the cause of this Meham caused by the dictator Ghadafi, I and
my partner was ask by Ghadafi to secure a huge sum of money valued at
$40.5million ( Forthy million five hundred thousand dollars), money
got from the sells of oil allocation in my country to one of his
foriegh accounts in Europe for the purchase of weapons for the killing
of my people the more but instead of that,we diverted the funds to a
security firm in Madrid Spain with the help of a united Nations(UN)
DIPLOMAT. Based on this, that is the reason i contacted you to help
me go to Madrid and meet with the diplomat in Spain and claim the
funds on my behalf for investment in your county.

Note that the transaction is 100% risk free and secured that the
secret and confidentiality of this transaction depends on our success.
Call me with my direct telephone number as soon as you receive this
message for more details on +229-669-997-45. for more information. and
reply to the e-mail address ;mustafabutrakhi01@hotmail.co.uk
Mean-while, i am in a refugee or asylum camp in Cotonou Benin
Republic, pending when the transaction will be completed by my
beneficiary.

Awaiting to hear from you soon.

Thanks,
Mustafa Abutrakhi.

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