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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: annab.mmed@gmail.com
Reply-To: anab.mmed@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 01:41:19 +0530
Subject: Am waiting for your favorable reply to my direct me E-mail?

Hello,

I 'm Annabel Ammed from Libya, but presently living in Britain with my little sister Alisa in our uncle's house, due to our condition since the death of our parents in the Libya recent war in august 2011,the police reported that my late father was killed in Tripoli capital city of Libya by the Libyan rebels because he was one of President Muammar Gaddafi personal assistant.

However, my late father was a successful business man who originated from Libya and lived his business life in Britain, Before the death of my father he told me that he deposited sum huge amount of money and valuable items with security bank in Scotland the year 2009. However, I write to seek your help and cooperation to help us retrieve our consignment which contains (money) which was deposited in security bank for save keeping. well I have contacted the security bank and they told me that I am free to claim the money and the valuable items as the Daughter of my late father as I have the secret details my father gave me after Mr.Hassan Hamid disappointed us out of his greediness.

At first, our agreement is 20% which 5% should be set aside to procuring any expenses upon delivery of the total sum of the money of GBP 3,000,000:00 {Three Million Great British Pounds, but he later changed our initial agreement with him and demanding for 60% of the total sum. Please, if you can assist/help us retrieve the (money) from the security Bank, as the Mr.Hassan Hamid has already disappointed us, we will be very happy to compensate you with 35% of the total sum.

My uncle has take over all our father's belonging showing no consign to us. Now, I don't want him or my father's family to know about this money with security bank that is why I am contacting you to give me an urgently assist so that I can instruct the security Bank to release the money to you with the help of my attorney to enable me come to meet you in your country for good business development plan.

I am assuring you that this money belongs to my late father and it is safe, risk free and legal. The deposit is with the security bank, Let me know if you are ready to help me on this, so that I can give you the detail information of them, and we reach an agreement on what will be your share but if you are ready, I can give you 35% please I need someone to understand my fillings and be of help to me because I really need a trust and sincere person to help me for the release of this money without the notice of my uncle, I and my little sister also ready to relocate to any country our help will come from and live my life and invest the money there if that can bring happiness and peace of mind to our present lives and future.

Am waiting for your favorable reply to my direct me E-mail: anab.mmed@gmail.com

Thank you and God bless,
Annabel Ammed & Alisa Ammed

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