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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: "AISHA MOMMAR GADDAFI" <info@libya.com>
Reply-To: aishagaddafi40@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:25:32 -0200 (BRST)
Subject: ASSALLAMUALAIKUM HABIBI.


ASSALLAMUALAIKUM HABIBI.

It's my pleasure to contact you with this proposal, I am Aisha Gaddafi the
only daughter to Mommar Gaddafi formal Libya president. I know this
message may come to you as a surprise.
I am in position with my father fund and asset and my dad also deposited
some money in my name in a bank in United Kingdom.

America and United Nation (UN) are after my father's money, this the prove
on how tha UN and America want to froze my father asset

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/21/us-libya-gaddafi-assets-idUSTRE79K42020111021


About $19 billion in assets believed to have been under the control of
Gaddafi or associates have been located and frozen by the United Nations
and member countries, U.S.
officials have said since rebel forces began fighting to oust him from power.

But other estimates suggest Gaddafi controlled as much as $30 billion in
assets in the United States alone, plus large holdings in Europe and South
Africa, said Victor Comras,
a former money laundering expert for the United Nations and U.S. State
Department

We the -MUSLIMS- should not fold our hand to see that my father asset is
frozen, they we only use this fund for their own use.
I need your assistance in moving some of my father asset to your country
for security reason.
We will make all arrangement on percentage, help me keep this asset you
have your own percent.

Reply as soon as possible to enable us move this asset on time.EMAIL:
aishagaddafi40@yahoo.com

ALLAH WILL BLESS YOU

Regard
Barrister Aisha Gaddafi




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