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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: <FA05@socc261.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <adamdougs@yahoo.co.za>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 08:19:14 +0200
Subject: PERSONAL BUSINESS


Attn Friend: READ WITH UNDERSTANDING I am Adam Douglas an investment Attorn=
ey to my late client Saif al-Arab al-Gaddafi a sixth son of Libyan leader M=
uammar Gaddafi who was in power for 41 years, Saif and three of his young n=
ieces and nephews were killed by a NATO airstrike on his house, Before the =
Libya war (uprising) he Saif came to South Africa for an investment project=
, considering the Diplomatic ties between the two countries (LIBYA and SOUT=
H AFRICA, he kept in my position a huge sum of money $40 Million US on trus=
t with a local Bank here purpose for investment. Eventually, he died on 30 =
April 2011 and since his death i kept secret this of this fund but now i am=
looking for a trust worthy person who will assist me claim this fund on my=
behalf for transfer out of South Africa. It is a situation I have monitore=
d closely. Now having monitored this fund deposit and managed it for over a=
year before his death till recent and eventually nobody had shown up or wi=
ll show up as the next of kin for sure. Now I solicit for an assistance to =
present you for the transfer and every other arrangement has been concluded=
by me. I am only waiting for a foreigner out of South Africa to take posse=
ssion of the fund for a transfer. There is no risk attached to it because a=
ll document required for claims will be obtained by me as his proxy and for=
your perusal documentations. I cannot make claim regarding the fund becaus=
e of my position and other laws prohibiting me as a citizen of my country, =
all I have to do is to present you as the beneficiary to make claim of the =
said fund for us to share as Partners. I therefore request you to confirm y=
our interest by a return message and I will forward details and more inform=
ation on how to go about the subject matter. I an my partners have agreed t=
o offer you 25% of the total sum in conclusion. To facilitate a rather more=
secured link with you, kindly indulge me with the following: 1). Full Name=
s, Telephone, Fax and Cell phone numbers. This project is ready for executi=
on as soon as I hear from you and i will give you more details regarding th=
e project as soon as possible. I look forward to your swift response to thi=
s letter Sincerely Yours. Adam Douglas

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