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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: Zainab Hassan <cbn.fod@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zaiabhassan@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 04:52:58 -0700
Subject: Assalamu alaikum (Waiting for your reply).


Assalamu alaikum,

I am happy to know you, but God knows you better and he knows why he has
directed me to you at this point, so do not be afraid. I have a great
confidence that is why am contacting you, i know you are humble and God
fearing. My name is Zainab Hassan age 37 years, I am from Libya and my
husband is one of the late Gaddafi son’s drivers, it was my husband who
took Gaddafi family to Niger and Algeria when they ran from Libya. But he
came back to Libya and died when their convoy was
hit by NATO bomb. But he told me something very important when he was
alive. He told me how he took some money from Gaddafi son and kept it in a
secret place.

He said the money is in US Dollars, $11.5 million and all in kept in a very
big suitcase kept in a secret hide out. And also 86 kilos of gold which he
kept somewhere else. I will want to give you information about all what I
am saying, because seeing what leads to believing. I am presently out of
Libya because we ran out during the war. Why I have written to you is
because I want you to take ownership of the funds and gold which my husband
kept because if people knows that it belongs to my late husband they will
size it and report to the Libyan government. My husband fights and died for
his master so please I have
to keep everything secret until I hear from you. And please all what i am
saying is just known by the both of us and nobody else. I have 2 children
for my husband and nothing to feed them here until I can get hold of what I
just told you but I still have to be very carefully not to lose the money
or the gold. I will give you 20% of the fund if you will assist me. I will
tell you how you can receive the money and the gold when I hear from you.

Also every other detail will be given when I see your seriousness to help
us receive the both items. Please send me your direct details and phone
number so we can talk. Please reply with your information. I also want you
to know that the money and the gold are not in Libya both of them are kept
in Security Company. I will let you know the country as soon as I hear from
you. I will wait for your reply.

Yours truly,
Madam Zainab Hassan

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