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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: =?UTF-8?Q?MARIA_DEL_=CC=81PILAR_REZOLA?= <mariadelpilarrezola22@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mariadelpilarrezola204@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:49:14 +0000
Subject: Can I invest in your country from Mrs. Aisha El Gaddafi?

Dear Friend,

Please I want you to exercise some patience going through this mail so
that it will enable you to have a good understanding. Meanwhile I will
appreciate you ignoring and deleting this mail from your mail box if
you are not interested in being my partner for the investment project
in your country.

I came across your e-mail contact prior to a private search while in
need of your assistance. My name is Mrs Aisha El Gaddafi, a single
Mother and a Widow with three Children. I am the only biological
Daughter of the late Libyan President (Late Colonel Muammar Gaddafi).

I have investment funds worth Twenty Seven Million Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollar $27,500,000.00 and i need a trusted
investment Manager/Partner because of my current refugee status,
however, I am interested in you for investment project assistance in
your country, may be from there, we can build business relationship in
the nearest future.

About me and the reason why I am now in Burkina Faso as you can read
more in the link below Please enter the link to read and know more
about me and the reason why I contacted you.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/9967203/Gaddafis-daughter-thrown-out-of-Algeria-after-she-set-fire-to-presidential-residence.html

Gaddafi's daughter thrown out of Algeria after she 'set fire to
presidential residence' - The Telegraph
Aisha Gaddafi, 37, has an arrest warrant against her name after
fleeing Libya when her father was deposed and then killed two years
ago after 42 years in power.
www.telegraph.co.uk


I am willing to negotiate an investment/business profit sharing ratio
with you based on the future investment earning profits. If you are
willing to handle this project on my behalf, kindly reply urgently to
enable me to provide you more information about the investment funds.

For your information, My late father also deposited 37kg of (GOLD) in
Accra Ghana, a neighboring country from where I am presently. My plan
is after claiming this fund, we will have enough funds to move for the
claim of the GOLD.

Your Urgent Reply Will Be Appreciated if really this transaction interests you.
contact me at this my private email address
(aishaelgaddafi@hotmail.com ) for further discussion.

Best Regards
Mrs Aisha El Gaddafi

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