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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: "Mrs. Safia Farkash Gaddafi" <msfgaddafi01@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 19:09:21 +0000
Subject: Can I trust you?


Asalamu alaikum

I am Safia Farkash, wife of the late Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi who was murdered by the opposition leaders in my country. Before the sudden death of my husband, we managed to escape to neighboring country Algeria with the help of some loyal securities who took me and some of my family members to Algeria to Oman. We have been under house arrest and close monitor since our arrival here which makes it impossible for me to communicate properly. Although the Libya Government has pardon us but is controversial.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/09/gaddafis-ex-widow-allowed-to-return-to-libya-after-five-years-in/

I know that the Libyan new government will do anything at their reach to see that they confiscate all my husband hidden assets in order to make life unbearable for my family. I am desperately looking for a foreign reliable partner whom I can trust with the sum of USD 100,000,000(One hundred million dollars) that was deposited by my late husband on my behalf with a security company before the advent of this crisis that led to his sudden death and seizure of power by the opposition.

The UN and the Western world have frozen most of our assets and funds bearing Gaddafi's name anywhere in the world and we cannot afford to lose this fund to anybody again as it stand as our last hope of survival.

Consequently, our status/position of the present state does not permit us to open an account or run any huge financial business at the moment; hence I contacted you to claim the funds. The necessary Legal documents will be changed to your name to enable the release of the funds to you by the finance Company. Your assistance will enable us invest the funds in your country under your careful supervision, but before we proceed, I would want you to re-assure me of your honesty and that you will not betray or abscond with the funds when it eventually released to you.

My attorney will be in the position to render all the necessary assistance you might need to secure the release of this fund from the finance company. I would want you to maintain the entire topmost secret in this project as you are fully aware of our problem with the United Nation and the new Libyan rebel government. I am willing to give you 20% of the sum for securing the fund while the remaining 5% will be for any expenses that you might incur during the process of securing the release of the fund. I will meet you where ever you want me to meet you as soon as you receive the fund for my 75% so that I can start a new and happy life.

I will furnish you with more information as soon as I hear your response indicating your interest to partner with me. At present I don't receive or make calls for security reasons as it is being monitored. All communication is based on internet.

If this proposal does not satisfy you, kindly delete and accept my apology for intruding into your private life. Please do not let this information off your computer for security reason for where we are hiding now we were giving condition to stay and if the story comes out we will be immediately be arrested and prosecuted and at my age and my health I will not live more than two week in detention before death
will find me.

I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith.

Regards and Allah bless you.

Mrs. Safia Farkash.




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