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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: "Ada Bustillous Younis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <emil9@superposta.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2015 05:26:40 +0400
Subject: Valid Sender ? - Partnership Investment Can I Have Your Direct Mobile Phone to Call You

My Respect,
 
First of all, 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 Ada Younis Al-Obeidi Venezuela Citizen married to Libyan and wife of late Abdul Fatah Younis Al-Obeidi 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. My late Husband served as a senior military officer in Libya. My late husband held the rank of Major General and the post of minister of interior, but resigned on 22 February 2011 to defect to the rebel side in what was to become the Libyan Civil War. He was considered a key supporter of Muammar Gaddafi or even No. 2 in the Libyan government.
 
Secondly, it took i and my children one full month of constant prayer and fasting for God's intervention in my decision making process on who to choose to sponsor and mange this fund and gold for us. This is because there are a lot of internet scams and heartless individual who could eliminate us just to posses my possession.
Though, we have not seen face to face but something in me tells me that I made the best choice in choosing you as my partner, sponsor and fund manager. But, hopefully, you are the right person for this job. It is not by a coincidence that we hooked up with you but it was by divine intervention i believe.
 
Honestly speaking, this will be an opportunity for you to see everything with your own eyes as part of what i told you earlier about honesty and transparent. I believe that you will agree with me that this is too big a project to executed via mail messages or telephone conversations. Witnessing a practical demonstration of the commodity will be an added advantage to you personally and seeing the amount in the bank before transfer is affected.
 
Having said this, i want you to know that i am willing to prove this authenticity of this transaction beyond any reasonable doubt just to prove to you how reliable the project it. I will be glad if a meeting will be arranged in the bank where deposit of the fund and the gold in the bank Vault, where you will have the opportunity of seeing everything with your own eyes in the bank and monitor the transfer. This is the only obtainable way i can prove to you practically the existence of this project the Fund And Gold BAR.
 
As a matter of fact,i strongly believe could be reliable and at the same time, have what it takes to partner with me in this project. Hopefully, i think i have not made a mistake in choosing to work with you.
 
However, i would like to invest massively in your country. I must be truthful and admit that i have never been into business before and for this reason, am looking forward expectantly to engaging your service as my business partner, sponsor and fund manager. I seek an honest , transparent and God fearing person to partner with me over this investment.
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.
 
(1.A)I seeking that company or individual who have the ability to assist me for fund Investment And Asset Management?
Can i have your direct mobile phone, Your Direce email where you can receive my email all the time and will be glad to have more details about the economic situation in your country?
There shall be face to face meeting before the transfer is effected for transparent?
(2.A) Do you know or have idea of Gold Bar? Iam seeking for buyer of Gold Bar/Bullion or Mandate who can assist me to find buyer.
3. I am hereby attaching to you the photo of the gold and the cash before it was moved out of Libya to Credit General Vault for safe keeping. I am attaching the copy of the deposit document as I am counting on you and want you to ensure it is highly kept confidential and top secret. We need your urgent attention over this matter by assisting us to transfer the total amount and the gold to your country for investment and to assist us for the relocation to your country.
 
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
 
Mrs. Bustillous Ada Younis Al-Obeidi
Email me back for more details"
emil9@superposta.com

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