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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: Muhammad Al-Gaddafi <gadhafimoammar@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:22:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Assalamualaikum,From Mohammed Al-Gaddafi Read and get back to me urgent.


Assalamualaikum,
 
    How are you doing together with your family? hope all is well with you, I'm Mohammed Al-Gaddafi the first son of Muammar Al-Gaddafi,Libyan Leader. My mother named Fatiha was a teacher, first wife of  Col Muammar Al-Gaddafi though the marriage lasted only six months, and am the head of the Libyan Olympic Committee  even General Post and Telecom Company. This is a great company that controls Libya’s mobile phone operators and satellite communications,
 
In fact,i  want to tell you more about what is going on here in my country due to my father Administration we have facing crisis here in Libyan which make us to lost many of our properties both companies and am hiding in my Village due this issue, Since then we have been facing a hard time here finding it very difficult to meet our needs even our life.
 
Moreover, Since then we have been facing a hard time here finding it very difficult to meet our needs hence my country facing this crisis, don’t know what will be the new Government,because as things stand my family has lost it.
 
Therefor,i will like you to assist me in this condition right now and before we go on i will like to have your home address and your contact address both your  passport Number,because I have $15million united state dollars which i have register with United Nation <UN>as family properties which i try to send out from my country to on knowing destination through <UN> office, so i will like you to assist me so that we can work together in other contact <UN> to send this money to you.
 
Finally will like to inform you about the consignment which i register as family treasure box and no one know what is inside this box unless only you and me, once you are good to me am, ready to inform <UN> or give you they contact so that you can contact them in other to send this family Box in your name and once you received it can look way to your country so that we can invest the money for two of us.
 
Thanks
 
Am Waiting to hear from you urgent.
 
Eng;Muhammad Al-Gaddafi

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