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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: AALIYAH FATIMA AGHAFAAR <AALIYAHFATIMAAGHAFAAR1@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2017 05:19:03 +0000
Subject:


Dear ,
INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?

I am MRS. AALIYAH FATIMA AGHAFAAR the wife of Libyan Ambassador in Cote d Ivoire.

My husbands also worked as an inspector to Libyan Oil Director at Misrata Libya for 15 years. During his service in office my husband was able to deposit the sum of Eighty Five Million United State Dollars ( $85,000.000.00 US Dollars) in financial firm in Belgium. But because of the position of my husband, he decided to use my name to make the certificate of deposit, as the next of kin. But unfortunately, he was killed by the rebels at their last bomb explosion at Misrata, when he went for delegation meeting at Misrata.

I got your mail through my private search and out of desperation I decided to reach you through this medium. Now I want to transfer this money to your country for investment purpose because of the economic and political unrest situation in our country. Right now am in an undisclose hospital in the United States for treatment because the death of my husband and my two sons has been an unbearable and irreparable lost to me, our house was completely bombed in Misrata, and I have decided not to see the land of Libya again (the blessed and cursed land) I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regard.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:
(1) Can I completely trust you?
(2) I am ready to offer you 30% of this $85,000.000.00,
I hope it is acceptable by you?

I will open an easy communication between you & my Lawyer in United Kingdom that will give you the guideline on how to proceed, because he will be the one to accompanied you to the Financial Firm in Belgium but you will need to travel to Belgium to claim the funds personally.
If you agree to travel down, then in my next mail to you i will provide the Financial Representative details information so that you can give him a call then he will explain further.

Please, consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.

Yours Sincerely
Mrs. AALIYAH Ghafaar,






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