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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: "Aziz Family Trust" <azizfamilytrust111@gmail.com>
Reply-To: azizfamilytrust11@gmaiil.com
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 19:24:24 -0700
Subject: Respond If Interested.

Business proposal very confidential

FROM = Aziz Mohammed,
EMAIL = azizfamilytrust@gmail.com
PHONE = +27734264716

Dear Sir, Madam,

My name is Aziz Mohammed, I worked for a top Libyan government official who was killed by NATO forces in Libya.

My late boss was prominent for years in the government of President Muammar Gaddafi of Libya who is now late too. I am contacting you in order to ask for your assistance in this confidential Business proposal with full financial benefit for both of us, before I go into further details please be informed that I am writing this without any other person(s) pre-knowledge of my contacting you on this transaction, Therefore I will appreciate same attitude to be maintained all through.


My late boss has a secured USD$70.5 Million, this is a proceed from oil well deals, with other financial dealings I know quite well about as his special adviser, this USD$70.5 Million is secured
and deposited with a holding company and right now i have all the documents to the deposit with me .As his trusted special adviser I know all his financial deals and always with him during such transactions. This USD$70.5 Million is what my late boss got as his share from the proceed of the last deals he had with the late former President Muamar Ghadafi shortly before his untimely death on 20th October 2011(http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2013/06/02/gaddafi-billions-found-in-sa1?ref=yfp) and all the documents of the deposit is currently with me and no other person knows the trace and where about of the funds.

All i need from you is your assistance in claiming and investing of the USD$70.5 Million in your country. I will provide you with the required documents for the claim of the USD$70.5 Million and you will act as my late boss' next of kin.

This is a legal and risk free business 30% of the USD$ 70.5 million will be for you, and 5% will be set aside for all the expenses which may be incured during the process of releasing and moving of the money to your country.

Kindly furnish me with the following information.

Your full names
Your full address
Your age and occupation
Your private phone numbers.
Please reply via my secured email address (azizfamilytrust@gmail.com)


Yours sincerely,
Aziz Mohammed.

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