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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: baghdadi Mahmudi <baghdadi724@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:04:16 +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 try and get back to me
here.....baghdadi724@gmail.com



My Regards.

Baghdadi Mohamadu.

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