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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 Ayesha Gaddafi <ayesha13@mymailgroup.net>
Reply-To: aisha.gdafi@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 00:03:31 -0800
Subject: I need your assistance in transfering my inheritance money to your account

Dear Friend,

May the peace and mercy of Allah be with you as you receive this message; I am Mrs Ayesha Muammar Gaddafi, the only daughter of the embattled President of Libya, Hon. Muammar Gaddafi who was murdered by the rebels. I am currently residing in Burkina Faso unfortunately as a refugee and a widow with two kids.

I am writing this mail with tears and sorrow from my heart asking for your urgent help. I have passed through pains and sorrowful moment since the death of my late father. At the meantime, my family is the target of Western Nations led by NATO who wants to seize all that my late father has acquired at all costs. Our investments and bank accounts in several countries are their targets to freeze.

My Father of blessed memory deposited the sum of $5.8M (Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars) at ADB Bank, Burkina Faso which he used my name as the next of kin. I have been commissioned by the ADB Bank Management to present an interested Foreign Investor/Partner who can stand as my Trustee and receive the fund in his/her account for a possible investment in your country due to my refugee status here in Burkina Faso, please if you can help me to receive the fund in your country kindly get back to me urgently.

Do understand that since after the death of my father we have been betrayed seriously by friends, countries and associates. I was in Algeria, from where I moved to Oman after being expelled from Algeria. We were accepted into Oman by the Omani Royal Family and we have been living in that country before I moved down to Burkina Faso.

I am in search of an honest and reliable person who will help me and stand as my trustee so that I will present him/her to the Bank for the transfer of the fund in overseas. Please you don't have to disclose it to anybody because of what is going on with my entire family, if the Libyan government happens to know about this account, they will freezing it as they froze others, so please keep this transaction only to yourself until we finalize it.

The reason why I contacted you is because I am tired of staying here and I want to move out from Burkina Faso secretly hence am trying to have you receive the fund on my behalf before I come over to join you in your country and start a new life.

I am looking forward to your kind reply.
Thank and Best Regards,
Mrs Ayesha Gaddafi

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