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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: "Ada Bustillous" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adaemilliabinn@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 23:36:21 +0100
Subject: Gold Bullion And Fund Project/Contract Can You Handle It

My Respect.
 
Without wasting much time,It will make a good sense to begin with an identification of my humble self after a brief cross over over your profile.  My name is Mrs. Bustillous Madam Ada Emillia Younis  Venezuela Citizen married to Libyan and wife of late Col. Abdel Fatah Younis  who was shot dead during the civil war in Libya. My late Husband was loyal companion and a business representative of President Muammar Al-Gaddafi.
Having said this, i want to make it clear to you that for us to conquer this project, we have got to make a formidable force. This force is all about determination, dedication, transparency, absolutely honesty and truthfulness. Any relationship, especially a business relation ship that lack any of the above ingredients, their aim will fall like a pack of badly arranged cards.
 
Having said this, i also want to point out to you that thinking about the present scamming perpetrated by wicked people in our today's world, i will not  blame you even if you accuse my correspondence as fraud. I don't want to talk much about the authenticity of this project because action they say speaks louder than voice. The only way to convince you beyond any reasonable doubt is to prove to you practically the existence of this transaction and that is exactly what i intend to do if you are ready to partner with me over this project.
For the purpose of clarity, I will ask you to kindly send me the feasibility study and business plan in the sector that you feel and knows that we can invest wisely for the benefit of both of us.
 
1.   I seeking that company or individual who have the ability to assist me for the transfer of the fund, invest and manage it.
2.   The fund will be transferred into your account via bank to bank if you are ready and capable to handle it .?
3.   Does your account have the ability to accommodate the huge sum ?
4.   The fund is completely out of Libya .
6.   Have you received money overseas before?
7.   The total cash is currently secured inside Bank out side Libya?
8.   The transfer will be 100% legal via bank to bank transfer?
9.   There will be great need for a meeting face to face if you so desire as there is a lot of evil on the internet and  to discuss the modalities of the transfer process and to authoritatively clear you about the sincerity and authenticity of the transaction.
10. Your Handsome percentage/commission will be discussed in my subsequent message.
11. The total amount which was moved out of Libya will be specified to you in my next message and the Quantity of the Gold Bar.
12. Do you know about Commodity:(Refined Gold (Au) Form : Gold Bullion/Bar Form. Purity : 96.5% purity Carat:23 carat +plus
 
 
I pray that you will be that nice to save the lives of my family who are trapped here in Libya desert. My children deserves a place where human lives are respected and valued not a place where is no longer a strange seeing corpses along the road. I am a mother, it is heart broken seeing your daughter being raped and killed by these dirty militants and soulless militants.
Email and respond to my yahoo email below for more details .
adaemilliabinn@yahoo.com
Yours Madam Ada Younis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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