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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: "Miss. Aisha Gaddafi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <miss.gadd101@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 22:56:48 -0700
Subject: Hello Dearest One.

Hello Dearest One in need,
 
I am Miss. Aisha Gaddafi, one of the daughters of the embattled president of Libya, I am currently residing in one of the African Countries, unfortunately as a refugee. At the meantime, my family is
the target of Western nations led by Nato who wants to destroy my father at all costs. Our investments and bank accounts in several countries are their targets to freeze.
 
I have been commissioned to contact an interested foreign investor/partner who will be able to take absolute control of part of the vast cash available to private account with my late brother who was killed by NATO air strike, for a possible investment in your country.
 
If this transaction interest you, you dont have to disclose it to anybody because of what is going with my entire family, if the united nation happens to know this account, they will freezing it as they
freeze others so keep this transaction for yourself only until we finalize it. I want to transfer this money into your account immediately for onward investment in your country because I dont want
the united nation to know about this account that deposited in my father bank will BIB BANKwhich ($35.5) FiveMillionsDollars!
 
Therefore if you are capable of running an establishment and can maintain the high level of secrecy required in this project, kindly respond with the following information for more details of about the
project.
 
1. Your full names and address
2. Your private telephone and fax numbers
3. Your private email addresses
4. Age and profession
 
Best Regard,
Miss. Aisha Gaddafi.

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