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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: Mustafa Gheriani <test2@biznetvigator.com>
Reply-To: Mustafa Gheriani <mustafagheriani1@gmx.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:16:00 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: confidential commercial agreement

Dear Sir / Madam,

I know this may come as a surprise to you, I got your e-mail ID of the
Internet search engine while searching for someone who would contact
introduction of a very important and confidential business.

I MUSTAFA Gheriani, security officer to Libyan leader Muammar
Gaddafi, I am writing to you today to seek his assistant and the company
in a confidential commercial agreement between the two. I want
help me in receiving a shipment that contained $ 20.5 million (twenty million
Five hundred U.S. Dollars), which was deposited in WESTTEX
Trust Company FINANCE AND OFFICE SECURITY DEPOSIT for the import of
ammunition in the ongoing struggle between Qaddafi and rebels
Unfortunately, Muammar Gaddafi was killed in the process.

See below link to learn more about wealth worldwide Gaddafi, overdrafts.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2051912/Gaddafis-death-
Governments-hand-dead-Libya-tyrants-frozen-assets.html

The funds are deposited in the name of Moammar Gadhafi to the above
company mentioned, but all documents relating to funds deposited
including the certificate of deposit and receipt of payment are safe in my
custody. I will send the certificate of deposit and receipt of payment
contact the company for the immediate release of the deposited
shipments to you, as indicated in the deposit payment
consignments only receipt that will be released to anyone
CERIFICATE present the deposit and payment receipt.

Shipments will be delivered to you through diplomatic delivery
immunity as soon as you confirm the data received. I will
report until I hear from you to stir your interest in keeping this
Confidential knowing full well that I'm looking less like a fugitive
asylum, where shipments will be delivered.

The agreement is the 50-47 and also 30% of the money will go to any
expenses which are incurred during the cause of the receipt of the consignment
that contains money.
Please, for security purposes and to avoid political problems, I want everyone
our conversation to remain private and all our communication
be strictly by email only, for now in Libya's telephone conversations are
is not secure and can be recorded.

Their names: ..... Number of direct contact.
Country: .... Sex: ... Age: ... Direct Contact: ... Occupation: ........
And you are proof ID: .... for easy recognition.

Please be sure to send all information directly to my personal email: mustafagheriani1@gmx.com


Yours sincerely
Mustafa Gheriani.

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