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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Al-Saadi Gaddafi" <alsaadigaddafi292@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:10:02 -0000
Subject: YOUR CONFIDENCE !
Hi,
Please this is a very serious case in my entire family.Briefly, this
message is very important if you are interested to be my helper.My name is
Al-Saadi Gaddafi and I am currently in an undisclosed location somewhere
in Niger Republic due to problems our late dad created for us.
I am urgently calling on your assistant to complete a mission involving
movement of some funds to your preferred safe destination.This mission has
to be confidential should you choose to participate with me. Thanks and I
wait your swift response if you are willing.
Regards,
Al-Saadi Gaddafi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Saadi_Gaddafi
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