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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" <msgadi83@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2017 18:05:02 +0100
Subject: Greetings From Mrs. Ayesha Gaddafi

Hi,

Please I want you to exercise some patience, in reading through this mail
will enable you have good understanding, I will appreciate if you are
interested being my partner for the investment project in your country, I
got your email contact from Google from people chamber of commerce while I
was searching for a reliable and honest person that will partner with me
for the investment project in any country.

Please permit me to introduce myself My names are Mrs. Ayesha Gaddafi, 41,
years the only biological daughter of late Libya president Gaddafi, I want
to use this opportunity to inform you that I need a very honest and
reliable person that can help me look for a profitable business/ company to
invest into in your country then you let me know while you provide account
where I can transfer the sum of Eighteen million nine and fifty thousand U.
S. DOLLARS for the investment in your country. Note you will have 20% of
the total funds after the transfer of the funds to your account while I
will further the process of the investment with remaining balance. Please I
will like to hear from you about the nature of the business to invest the
money with and your experience, even if you are not interested in the
business, if you can assure me that my funds will be save once it is
transferred into your account then you will still have the 20% of the total
funds the sum Eighteen million nine and fifty thousand U. S. DOLLARS. About
me and the reason why I am now in Burkina Faso as you can read below.

The Gulf state has apparently turned a blind eye to the controversial pasts
of family members wanted back home for squandering the wealth and privilege
we enjoyed during the reign of my late father Colonel Gaddafi, who was
deposed and killed in 2011. This is why I travel down to this country
Burkina Faso where my Late Father deposited the Eighteen million nine and
fifty thousand U. S. DOLLARS, I am looking for a trustworthy and honest
person that have a very good experience in any good business, where I can
invest the funds that will turns good profit and enable me to carry on with
my life and my 3 kids. I will be waiting to hear from you with good
positive respond urgently concerning this issue, this will enable us to
proceed further without any delay, it is not good to continue suffering
with my kids as a widow in refugee Camp here in Burkina Faso.

Waiting to hear from you soon.
Yours faithfully

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