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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: "Ben" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bdahmane49@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 19:11:46 +0700
Subject: From Mr Dahmane Ben

Hello Dear,


Having obtained your contact from the Internet; I decided to contact you and solicit for your mutual

assistance. I am Mr Dahmane Ben the accounts manager to the late Libyan Leader, I am writing to

solicit for your partnership. On January 6th 2008, Mr. Saif Al Islam Gaddafi, Son of the late Libyan

Leader, Muammar Al Gaddafi, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, in bank Phnom penh

Cambodia.

Due to the recent events and the death of his father in Libya, he instructed me that I should look

for a Foreign Partner, who could handle this fund on his behalf. I am contacting you due to the fact

that Countries Government have seized various amounts running into Billions of Dollars in the past

few months belonging to the family of the late Muammar Al Gaddafi, funds lodged in many foreign bank

accounts.America, Canada, Austria and other countries Governments, have seized funds in bank

accounts in their countries. Although, in my bank here the fund that was lodged in Mr. Saif Al Islam

Gaddafi bank account has not been located. This is why we want the ownership of the said fund, to

change into a different name and transferred out of the account to a foreign account.

Below is the link to view the full story.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1361919/Muammar-Gaddafi-familys-astonishing-wealth-

revealed.html

Upon agreement of this proposal, I will like you to send your details if any. This would be used to

change the ownership and open an account bearing your name in the bank, before the funds could be

transferred out, to your country local account.

The money will be shared in this ratio:70% of the funds will be invested in your country on behalf

of Mr. Saif Al Islam Gaddafi, and the remaining 30% will be for you. Also he would like you, to help

him look for investment opportunities, to invest his seventy percent of the fund, into a business in

your country. Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If this interests

you, please reply me immediately and include your private phone number for voice communication.

But if not interested, please delete this message.

I await your urgent reply at
{bdahmane49@yahoo.com}


Best regards,
Mr Dahmane Ben

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