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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: baghdadi Mahmudi <baghdadi724@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:51:31 +0100
Subject: business proposal


My name is Baghdadi Mohamadu. Former general Secretary of
general people Assemble in late Col. Muammar Gaddafi Government in
Libya. I was one of the personal assistance to late Libya head of
state Col. Muammar Gaddafi who was eliminated on 20th October 2011, by
rebel. My good self and others royal told of Gaddafi was taking into
house arrest by leadership of the new government till date. I assisted
Col. Gaddafi to carry out most of his secret business deals ranging
from exportation of Gold, diamond, Alluvial Gold bar/dust and
exportation of millions of dollars to foreign banks.

There is €185,000,000, Euros, (One Hundred and eighty five million
Euros) which I assisted him to lodge in a bank in Europe less than 2
weeks before his death which nobody has any knowledge about, not even
any member of his family, his relative nor his close associates apart
from me. I want to use the money for investment purposes in abroad in
any profitable business as you may direct and i am seeking your
assistance to achieved my aims. On your acceptance to assist on
evacuation and investment of this funds, I will link you to my
coordinator so that he will get you better advised and agree with you
on how and where to meet you face to face for a meeting since I am
still under house arrest.

TAKE NOTE:

The money is currently deposited in a bank in Europe, (overseas).
Please sir, be informed that my detention has nothing to do with this
money hence there is no living being that knows about this deposit
apart from me. Be also assured that this money is free from any form
of illegality, drug, terrorism and money laundering. Please if you are
interested in this project, feel free to contact me immediately. I
will be delighted if you will update me with your private mobile phone
number for easy communication.Please back to me here ….baghdadi724@gmail.com

My Regards.
Baghdadi Mohamadu.

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