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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: "JUSTIN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <justinashly@webmail.co.za>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 06:43:15 -0800
Subject: PLEASE KINDLY GO THROUGH THIS PUBLICATION AND SEE MY INTENTIONS OF CONTACTING YOU.

Greetings,


This is JUSTIN ASHLEY and ASSOCIATES, the attorney of Haijya Safia Farkash Gaddhafi, the wife of late Libyan Leader Colonel Muammar Gaddhafi. I am contacting you on behalf of my client.

I got your contact email address through my research and out of my client desperation , I decided to reach you through this medium.

Following the recent rebellion in Libyan and the brutal death of her husband , the president(Colonel Muammar Gaddhafi) on the 20 Oct 2011. My client has been thrown into a state of utter confusion, frustration and hopelessness and has been subjected to physical and psychological torture by the security agents in Algeria where she seeks for refuge at present . I am contacting you based on the recent incident in South Africa. She will repose great confidence in you hence my approach to you due to security network placed on her day to day affairs and she cannot afford to visit the embassy so that is my purpose of contacting you, hope you will not betray my confidence?

Please kindly go through this publication and see my intentions of contacting you , because if there be any delay she may lose hugh amount of money for nothing.:

http://www.news.com.au/world-news/cash-stash-libyan-dictator-muammar-gaddafis-hidden-billions-found-in-south-africa/story-fndir2ev-1226657791603.

Her son was killed by the rebels for an offense he did not commit. As a widow that is so traumatized, she has lost confidence with everyone within Africa. You must have heard over the media reports and the internet on the recovery of various huge sums of money deposited by her late husband Muammar Gaddhafi in different security firms abroad, some companies willingly gave up their secrets and disclosed their money confidently.

In fact the total sum discovered by the Government so far is in the tune of $7Billion Dollars. And they are not relenting to make her poor in life.

My client will be grateful if you will assist her claim USD85Million that her late husband hide somewhere for safe keeping. This deal is known to you , my client and the people that hide the money alone. She is seriously considering relocating to your country once the fund (US$85Million) Eighty Five Million United States Dollars Only, is transferred to you. She will be offer ring you some percentage out of the total fund if only you will receive this fund and keep it for her. Please note that honesty is the watch word in this transaction. I will require your full Names, Address, Telephone, Age and Occupation, for further procedure. Once I receive your response and your full information, I will quickly contact the place where the funds is been kept for your claim.

Call me on my mobile phone (+44 7700025460.) anytime to have more discussion, but remember that everything will be confidential because of the names involve.

Best Regards.

Justin Ashley.

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