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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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Fraud email example:

From: IBRAHIM FATTAH YOUNIS <no-reply6981976.86H65f81976.8964671@ideattiva.it>
Reply-To: fattibrayounes@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2020 12:09:20 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT FAMILY HELP

From: The Family of Late Gen Abdul Fattah Younis of Libya Hallo, As-Sal mu `Alaykum Email: TareqqYounis@hotmail.com Please I need your urgent help. My name is Mr. Tareq Ibrahim Fattah Younis the son Gen Abdul Fattah Younis former interior minister to the Kaddafi led government who defected to the National Transitional Council before he was made the rebel commander after his defection an effort to counter the government troops from Tripoli but was assassinated by his body guards for links to Kaddafi;s government. Before the war started my father have some deposited funds with a private security company overseas for safe keeping (which was lodged in as family valuables) as if he had foreseen the danger ahead in Libya during his last visit to South Africa with the incumbent PRESIDENT Colonel Muammar Kaddafi for the buying of arms. I am looking for a reliable and honest foreign partner whom shall help me on this purpose and secure the funds on my behalf with the utmost trust and confidence required. The funds were meant for the buying of arms from the South Africa arms Manufacturing company (ARMSCOR) which failed due to the internat ional pressure on the South Africa Government then. Months before his assassination he handed documents of the deposited consignment in a security company in South Africa to me asking me to meet his personal financial consultant in South Africa with the depository documents (details of person I shall release to you in due course) amounting to $15:000:000:00 (Fifteen Million United States Dollars) I want to migrate to your country with our family from Libya once I get a formidable person who will help collect the funds out from the security finance company in South Africa for deposition in a bank for onward transfer to his/her account overseas for our coming over. God Willing, Insha Allah, if you help to receive the funds and keep it safe pending my arrival with my family in your country for investment purposes only, you will guide me to your country immigration services and help to secure asylum documents for my entire family, and from the funds which was deposited in a security firm, you help me to a buy house that can accommodate fa mily of 5, that will enable us to settle, invest and start new life in your country and you manage our investment for on partnership. Once I receive your positive response, I shall then forward details of my father;s consultant in South Africa for you to discuss ways on how to collect the deposited consignment at the security company. We are currently in Benghazi at the rebel held eastern side. I apologize for my troubles but pray you help me for our mutual benefits.( TareqqYounis@hotmail.com) Thank you (Shukran) Mr.Tareq Ibrahim Fattah Younis 4 Al Fajjar LBY, Gregarage Tripoli,Libya E-MAIL: TareqqYounis@hotmail.com

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