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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: Rahman Ali Ahmed <rahmanaliah@adinet.com.uy>
Reply-To: rahmanaliah@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:55:30 -0300 (UYT)
Subject: From Rahman Ali Ahmed

Dearest,

My name is Rahman Ali Ahmed Citizen of Libya as business associate and personal
Assistant to Mr. Saif Al-Islam who was arrested 20th November 2011 with two of
his Aids while trying to flee to Niger Republic by the National Transition
Government who over throw the late Colonel Muammar Qaddafi Government after the
9 months war. Before his arrest, we have been able to move the sum of
$48Million through Niger Republic to Republic of Ghana where it was lodged in
Escrow account along 230Kilos of Gold; can we work together over this project?

If you can follow the news regarding to the Libya Government official who
smuggled the sum of Euros980Million to Niger, $660,000Million USD and One truck
of Loaded Gold and Diamond to Niger Republic where they want to seek Asylum
with Muammar Qaddafi, If you are following the news you can see that everybody
is taking this opportunity to get something before the Government of Muammar
Qaddafi assets are recovered by the NATO and NTC. So you must keep everything
to yourself, secret and highly confidential.

I will give you more details after upon your response to work, corporate with
me; follow my instruction by keeping this highly confidential. Because of
recent events in Libya I advice you keep this absolutely secret as am currently
in Ghana. Remote area for my safety in the hand of the enemies that knows am
close associate with Muammar Qaddafi family and need your urgent action for us
to get this concluded as my friend has been arrested.

Finally, please note that this must be concluded within reasonable time frame
therefore your prompt reply is essential.

I will be glad to know more about you, Your full name, your current Occupation,
Your age, Married or not, your direct mobile and phone. You are only advised to
provide this information if you know you are ready and capable to work and
handle this project with me as I will like to relocate to your country and
invest.

Be rest assured that there is no single risk over this transaction as
everything is being perfected and currently am the only person that knows where
the fund and the gold was lodged, even the son of Gaddaffi Saif does not know
the current position of the fund and the gold, so be rest assured you are free
to work with me and no problem and risk involved but we need to work it out
quick. You can watch press TVA or Aljazeera TV for more information for you to
understand and comprehend me properly.

Waiting for you urgent reply to my Email,(rahmanaliah@hotmail.com)

Mr. Rahman Ali Ahmed

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