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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: Miss Ayesha Gaddafi <missayeshagaddafi1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:51:23 -0700
Subject: Urgent Respond from Miss. Ayesha Gaddafi


I am Miss. Ayesha Gaddafi, one of the daughters of the embattled president
of Libya, I am currently residing in one of the African Countries,
unfortunately as a refugee. At the meantime,my family is the target of
Western nations led by Nato who wants to destroy my father at all costs.
Our investments and bank accounts in several countries are their targets to
freeze.


I have been commissioned to contact an interested foreign investor/partner
who will be able to take absolute control of part of the vast cash
available to private account with my late brother who was killed by NATO
air strike, for a possible investment in your country.


If this transaction interest you, you don’t have to disclose it to any body
because of what is going with my entire family, if the united nation
happens to know this account, they will freezing it as they freeze others
so keep this transaction for yourself only until we finalize it.I want to
transfer this money into your account in the huge amount of( 35.5 Millions)
,immediately for onward investment in your country because I don’t want the


united nation to know about this account.
Therefore if you are capable of running an establishment and can maintain
the high level of secrecy required in this project, kindly respond with the
following information for detailsof


1. Your full names and address
2. Your private telephone and fax numbers
3. Your private email address
4. Age and profession
Best Regard,
Miss.Ayesha Gaddafi

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