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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 Muammar Gaddafi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrssafiagadafi42@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2014 23:21:54 +0200
Subject: ASALAMALEKUM sir,

ASALAMALEKUM

Firstly, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction and please accept my apology for sending you this sensitive information via mail without meeting you in person, this is due to my situation and the urgency also the importance of the matter at hand.

My name is Dr. Aisha( ( Ayesha) Muammar Al-Gaddafi the Libyan,Goodwill Ambassador of the U.N. and the daughter of the late Muammar Al-Gaddafi.
Dear I need your urgent partnership to claim US$13 million urgently , my late father Col. Muammar Gaddafi trusted this very Fund to me in a Diplomatic Company for an arrangement to import Military weapons from Russia.

However the uprising is ended, I want to present you in the Diplomatic company where the fund was deposited, But the most important thing is trust in this deal once the funds are secured by you, you shall take 40% out of the funds and keep my own 60%. Your main role in this transaction is to help me claim this fund and also find a safe place where the funds can be sent to and invested accordingly till I join you.

The whole process of concluding this transaction is very simple, if you are interested to assist me, I will furnish you with all the required information concerning this fund with the firm company

Ma salaam
Dr Aisha Muammar Al-Gadaffi.

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