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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: Aisha Gaddafi <aisha.mamg@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:28:57 +0100
Subject: Please reply me directly to my private E-mail

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Dearest One,

How are you today? I am Aisha Muammar Gaddafi, the only daughters of
the embattled president of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi. I am currently
residing in Burkina Faso unfortunately as a refugee. I am writing
this mail with tears and sorrow from my heart asking for your urgent
help. I have passed through pains and sorrowful moment since the death
of my father. At the meantime, my family is the target of Western
nations lead by Nato who wants to destroy my father at all costs. Our
investments and bank accounts in several countries are their targets
to freeze.

My Father of blessed memory deposited the sum of $7.5M (Seven Million
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) in (UBA) BANK Bukina Faso and he used
my name as the next of kin. I have been commissioned by the (UBA) bank
to present an interested foreign investor/partner who can stand as my
trustee and receive the fund in his/her account for a possible
investment in his country due to my refugee status here in Burkina
Faso.

I am in search of an honest and reliable person who will help me and
stand as my trustee so that I will present him to the Bank for the
transfer of the fund to his bank account overseas. I have chosen to
contact you after my prayers and I believe that you will not betray my
trust. But rather take me as your own sister or daughter. If this
transaction interest you, you don't have to disclose it to any body
because of what is going on with my entire family, if the united
nation happens to know this account, they will freeze it as they have
freezen others, so please keep this transaction only to yourself until
we finalize it.

Please reply me directly to my private E-mail ( aisha.mamg@yahoo.com )
for a confidential discussions may be like that we can become best
friends in future sorry for my pictures i will enclose it in my next
mail and more about me when i hear from you okay.

Yours Sincerely
Best Regard,
Mrs. Aisha Gaddafi
I await your prompt response immediately

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