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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: "Mrs. Safiya Gadhafi" <satiyagadhafi04@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 03:34:17 +1100
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam:

Dear Sir/Madam:

This may appear a bit surprising to you but as a matter of fact, I am
desperately looking for a foreign partner whom I can trust to handle some
investment of fund movement. I am MRS SAFIYA FARKASH Gadhafi, the wife of
late Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gadhafi. who was killed by his
political
opponent few years ago, I am contacting you for help to assist me in
receiving the money USD$25million.

the money which deposited with CitiBank London a couple of years ago. I
will disclose to you more as we proceed. I have already left Libya to near
by country of Algeria where i now live with my children, Consequently, our
status of the present state of
things does not permit me to open an account or run any huge financial
business at the moment. That is why I want this fund records to be changed
to your full information that will enable you transferred it to your
conducive account in your country. Your assistance will enable us invest
this money in your country.

But before we continue in this business, we have to build a memorandum of
trust that you will not betray me at the end of this transaction. As soon
as you agree to help me, I will quickly furnish you with the contact
address of the Citibank Branch in London where the funds is deposited.

Please, if you are not interested, do not disclose my intention to people
for security reasons of my entire family. This money is the only
hope of me and my children as my husband is now dead.
Main while, You can contact me through my private email address below for
more details.
satiyagadhafi04@gmail.com

Best Regard.
Mrs. Safiya Gadhafi

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