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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: "AISHA GADDAFI " <>
Reply-To: gaddafiaisha187@yahoo.de
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 22:50:56 -0800
Subject: PERSONALLY TO YOU

Good Day,
Am Aisha Gaddafi daughter of late Colonel Gaddafi the Libyan leader.I am contacting you to assist me in removing the sum of sixty five million USA dollars being deposited with a security company in UAE Dubai.
The funds was deposited with a security company in my name and as a matter of fact, me my only surviving son manage to escape with the help of a security guard on duty that fateful day, I am presently into hiding in a refugee camp between the border of Chad and Nigria because I know that the regime of my father has collapse after his death. Please for your kind assistance I will offer you 30% of the total sum, all the legal documentation concerning the deposit are with me, I will issue power of attorney making you the new beneficiary of the deposit so that the security company can release the consignment to you.
Once you successfully secure the consignment from the security company an arrangement would be made for disbursement.
May Allah grant you the heart to assist me and my only son in this our trial period, please never you abandon me with my son just because we are Arabs, but I want to assure you that honesty and trust must remain our bond.
Get back with your details so that we can proceed without delay because l am here without help from no one.
Aisha Gaddafi

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