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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: Hassan Al Jamal <haljamal2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: haljamal01@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2017 21:55:42 -0700
Subject: I look forward to your reply and cooperation.

Attention :

Please permit me to introduce myself to you,My name is Hassan Al
Jamal the son of Dr. Omar Al Jamal who worked in Libya as a foreign
delegate with the Libya Africa Investment Portfolio (LAP) preceding
its formation and establishment by the former regime of Muammar Al
Gaddafi. LAP as it is popularly referred to has a capital base of $5.2
Billion USD, and it is a Sovereign Wealth Enterprise (SWE) of the
Libyan Foreign Investment Authority.
LAP significant holdings in sub-Sahara Africa includes; Afriqiyah
Airways Banque Sahel-Saharienne for Investment (BSIC) LAP Green
Network Libyan Arab African Investment Trade Company
He was assigned the management of LAP Green Network in the capacity of
its Chairman in the sub-Sahara regional headquarter of Benin Republic,
because he served in Libya as a member of the defunct International
Revolutionary Committee or popularly called MATHAABA AL ALEMIYA LEGINA
TORIA in Arabic language.
Based on the trust Muammar al-Gaddafi bestowed on my father as his
personal friend, He entrusted to my Fathers position the sum of
$120,000 000.00 USD to be deposited with the Banque Sahel-Saherienne
For Investment, in Ghana, and the deposit of 170 kilograms of alluvial
gold dust with a security firm in Ghana, and another 90 kilogram of
alluvial gold dust in Benin.
Based on the unexpected change of government in Libya, and its descent
into civil war, which led to his death, when my Father heard of his
captured and killing, he quickly concealed the US$120m in a Metallic
Trunk Box and deposited it in a security and finance company which the
contents was declared as family precious effects to avoid any
detection.
My father died last year as a result of injuries he sustained during
the crisis, before his death he told me in confidence as his only son
that he deposited the money in a Security and Finance Company in Accra
Ghana and he handed all the related documents to me.
Now I am in asylum in Ghana and I want the fund and the Gold to be
moved out from the security and finance company for an investment.
After going through your profile in the internet list of people's name
I decided to seek your consent for expert advice / assistance and
confidentiality in order to move the funds to your country for an
investment in the areas of business you may introduce to me or we can
go into joint ventures as I am not a business man and I have not been
into business before.
It is imperative that you come to Accra Ghana for us to see ourselves
one on one and carry out this transaction without delay.
I want to let you know that you are entitled to 30% of the total fund
for your assistance.
I look forward to your reply and cooperation.
Please send your reply to my private email address: haljamal01@gmail.com
Best regards
Hassan Al Jamal

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