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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. Riyam Laila Khairy" <suriyajungreat8@gmail.com>
Reply-To: riyalakarya@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:43:48 +0700
Subject: Can we be partners?

Dear friend,

I wish you good health and love in the name of Almighty Allah. I know that
this message might look very strange to you but please treat and handle it
with great concern.

My name is Mrs. Riyam Laila Khairy, the wife of late Mr. Ehab Taha Khairy,
a member of former high class Libya political forum and a staunch supporter
of late leader Colonel Muammar Muhammad Al-Gaddafi who lost his life in
Libyan civil war/crises that started and ends in 2011.May their soul rest
in perfect peace.

In the demand for a democratic political reform by the opposition group
referred to as Rebel group which late Colonel Muammar Muhammad Al-Gaddafi
refused to adhere to as he had ruled the country for 42 years, led to
several months of wild destruction of life and properties in Libya, leaving
every activities to be closed, nothing is working out any more here now and
you can see this issue in world daily news broadcast like CNN, BBC, Asian
News, CNBC etc. as top headlines.

During my late husband's service in late leader Colonel Muammar Muhammad
Al-Gaddafi regime, he was assigned the duty of safe-guarding the national
treasures of Libya until the war that toke his life in May 2011 broke out
in early 2011.

But before his death, he had a huge sum of money which was withdrawn from
national bank of Libya by his boss late Colonel Muammar Muhammad Al-Gaddafi
and was placed under his care but due to the ongoing serious war then, he
decide to safe-keep this fund outside Libya.

Because of the problem that happened in my Country Libya, nothing were
moving again as business places, Banks, Schools, hospitals and many other
institutions were totally out of place due to the serious war that broke
out between late Gaddafi forces and rebel forces and looking at the
position of things and my stand, I completely had nothing left for me as
all my late husband's properties and investments had been destroyed by the
civil crises (war).

So this is why I write to seek your guidelines and assistance to invest
this huge sum of money with you in your country so that it will be a new
turning point to me as all my late husband had worked in life had been
totally carried away by the destructive war.

I want to assure you that my partnership with you is 100% risk free and
without any hitch because no one knows the where about of this money except
me because I'm the only person my late husband disclose the whereabouts of
this money as all his staff and colleagues were murdered with him by the
rebel forces.

My sincere regard to your good family and I wait for your positive interest
to this issue on my email but if not interested, please delete this message.

On a serious note, this information must be kept very secret between me and
you till we are successful in establishing a good investment with this
money.

Sincerely,

Mrs.Riyam Liala

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