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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: "Al Aman Bankt"<ibnmuktar@outlook.com>
Reply-To: Ibnmuktaraz@bahamamail.com
Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:33:10 +0100
Subject: URGENT


I am Ibn Muktar Al-Zayani, the managing director of Al Aman Bank, Dat El I=
mad Complex 9 Tower =96 Ground Floor, Tripoli, Libya and a financial advise=
r to Goldman Sachs. I am contacting you in the hope of reaching a mutual ag=
reement regarding a sum totaling US$104,200,300 USD, the funds belong to th=
e Late Colonel Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi. He was killed On the 20 Octo=
ber, 2011 by the National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters.Having failed=
to relinquish power for a peaceful transition to democracy or surrender to=
NATO. The NTC is determined on confiscating all funds traceable to the lat=
e ruler but the aforementioned sum is 100% safe with the company. It was se=
cretly deposited and has been moved to another finance company=92s security=
vault.I have all the legal documents backing up the funds for claim. One t=
hing is certain, this project is 100% risk free. All you need do is open co=
mmunication with the security firm to claim the funds as a representative o=
f Al Aman Bank. You will be armed with a power of attorney which will be pr=
epared by a renowned attorney and deposed in a competent court of Jurisdict=
ion. For added security you reach me on with details of interest for furthe=
r modalities for retrieving the funds. Sincerely Ibn Muktar Al-Zayani Email=
: Ibnmuktaraz@bahamamail.com=20

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