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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: Sayed Mustapha <sayed.m60.53@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 20:32:59 +0000
Subject: Attention Please


Good day,

My name is Mutassim Hannibal al-Saadi, I am the son of the troubled Muammar
al-Gaddafi Libyan leader,
I have a business proposal for you, my dear listing to me please this must
be a very top secret between you and I, I hope you have hard the problem’s
my family had in my country, please I hope you can do this for me you will
never regret it if you help me out now, I am somewhere in Africa but I
will not tell
you where it is till I know your are seriousness in helping me out I have
money deposited in one of the Bank in South Africa just after his
Excellency SA president Zuma sent private Jet to peak all member of my
family to his country but my Dad refused but some properties were sent with
the air craft he sent for us, all I need you to do is to write to the bank
as the beneficiary of this funds I will tell you what you will tell them ,
but I will never forget to tell you how much is involve, the amount of
the fund deposited with the Bank is Sixty Seven Million British
Pounds(67,000,000.00GBP),please if you can deal with me in honest and trust
with a very top secret, write to me with this email address:
mutassim74alsa@gmail.com, and I will let you know what is required of you.
Thanks, I will be waiting to read from you very soon, please don’t forget I
need a top secret on this deal please is very very important as people
believe I am dead but I am alive still, Allah is great.

Regards...
Mutassim Hannibal al-Saadi

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