419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- safiagadafi720@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: safiagadafi gadafi <safiagadafi500@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 08:40:17 +0100
Subject: keep secret, secret I am Safia Farkash, the second wife of Late. Col.
Muammar Gadafi former lIbyan leader.

keep secret, secret
I am Safia Farkash, the second wife of Late. Col. Muammar Gadafi former
lIbyan leader.

Need your help to Remit $20.5m usd Into Your Account

During the libian, crises i was able to snick out the above sum of
money from my husbands house treasury for the interest and up keep of
my children
Now that i and my daughter is currently residing in Algeria,i
therefore,give you mandate provide a foreign account or any nominated
account you may deem fit to
receive the money,on our behalf, for our personal investment and our
upkeep abroad.

We have agreed to offer any amount that will be okay for you of the
total money to you as appreciation
for your assistance.

If you accept this offer please, do not hasitate to forward the following.

1) your full names

2)bank and bank account

3)your contact

This will enable me forward your information to the security company
in london. (task24 security company).
to commence the process of remittance.

Please,let trust be our guide.

regards,

Safia Farkash
safiagadafi720@yahoo.co.uk

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