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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: Zinab Hassan <zinabh359@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zinabhh355@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 04:51:12 -0700
Subject: Assalamu alaikum +233554118778

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Assalamu alaikum.

I am happy to know you, but God knows you better and he knows why he has
directed me to you at this point, so do not be afraid. i have a great
confidence thats why am contacting you, i know you are humble and God
fearing. My name is Zinab Hassan age 32 years, I am from Libya and my
husband is one of the late Gaddafi sons driver, it was my husband who took
Gaddafi family to Niger and Algeria when they ran from Libya. but he came
back to Libya and died when their convoy was hit by NATO bomb. but he told
me something very important when he was alive. he told me how he took some
money from Gaddafi son and kept it in a secret place.

He said the money is in Us Dollars 10.5 million Us Dollars and all kept in
a big suitcase kept in a secret hide out. and also 86 kilos of gold which
he kept somewhere else. I will want to give you information about all what
am saying because seeing is believing. i am presently out of Libya because
we ran out during the war. why am written you is because i want you to take
ownership of the funds and gold which my husband kept because if people
knows that it belongs to my late husband they will size it and report to
the Libyan government. my husband fight and died for his master so please i
have to keep everything secret until i hear from you. and please all what
am saying is just known by the both of us and nobody else. I have 4
children for my husband and nothing to feed them here until i can get hold
of what i just told you but i still have to be very carefully not to lose
the money or the gold. i will give you 20% of the fund if you will assist
me. I will tell you how you can receive the money and the gold when i hear
from you. also every other details will be given when i see your
seriousness to help us receive the both items. please send me your direct
details and phone number so we can talk. please reply with your
information. I also want you to know that the money and the gold are not in
Libya both of them are kept in Security Company. i will let you know the
country as soon as i hear from you,i will wait for your reply.

Yours truly,
Madam Zinab Hassan.
zinabh355@gmail.com

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