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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!

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From: "bustillos ada"<isagamboo20055@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: <abustillouse@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 21:09:55 +0200
Subject: Can You Handle This Contract? Email and respond to my yahoo email for more details .

A wish to invest in your country came into existence after a careful and comprehensive study and analysis of your profile.
Without wasting much time,It will make a good sense to begin with an identification of my humble self.  My name is Mrs. Bustillous Madam Ada Emillia Younis  Venezuela Citizen married to Libyan and wife of late Retired Col. Abdel Fatah Younis  who was shot dead during the civil war in Libya. My late Husband was loyal companion and a business representative of President Muammar Al-Gaddafi.
 
I am delighted to have you connected to me here , i took my time to read through your profile and i must say that you are really into every kind of business, well my late husband handles a lot of Gadaffi business and as a matter of fact an international investor , I am willing to work with you on any areas that will yield good benefit between your company and mine , in the following sectors:  Oil/Gas, banking, real estate, stocks trading and mining, transportation,  Health sector and tobacco, Communication Services, Agriculture Forestry & Fishing, Electricity or any business of your interest.hotel etc
 
However, if you think that, you have a solid background and idea of making good profits in any of the aforementioned business sectors or any other business in your mind and country; Please get back me as soon as you can for possible business co-operation.
 
For the purpose of clarity, I will ask you to kindly send me the feasibility study and business plan in the sector that you feel and knows that we can invest wisely for the benefit of both of us.
 
I seeking that company or individual who have the ability to assist me for the transfer of  fund, invest and management.
 
There is nothing better than maintaining a steady communications in any relationship more especially in a business relationship. Presently, we are very far from each other and this distance creates a gap between us and the only way to fill this gap is by maintaining a  steady and constant communications. Though, you have been doing this to the best of your ability but i want you to always have it in mind. This is of great important and also one of the major tools needed for the smooth and successful conclusion of this project. On this ground, i say keep it up and maintain the regular communication
 
However, as you will be very close to Libyan new, you will also know about the latest updates. All killings, sexual assaults and kidnappings of the innocent and defenseless civilians. They have even extended their killings to the top government's agents especially, the state security agents . Though, the newspapers and the media can only tell the world the little they know about all the nasty incidents happening daily here in Libya.
 
Actually, Mr Ahmed has been doing a great job for me out there and i don't know what i would have done without him. I keep praying that you will assist him in finalizing this project in no distance time so that i will pay back the favour owe some people and Ahmed tops the chat. I have all my faith in him and I so much believe in him  being the right person to see us through with this project and i have no reason at all to doubt him. He said that i should not work with any other person apart from you and that how it will be.
 
I just pray that you are worth it. That you will not disappoint us at the 11th hour by making sure the fund is well handled and invested upon arrival to you. All i am asking for is for you to come to our rescue before something terrible happens to us hear. Ahmed said that your country men and women are  trustworthy fellow and i believed him. I hope you prove me right sooner than i expects.
 
However, i have said it before and i will say it again. Our only hope of actualizing this project is by approaching it from 100% legal perspective and the only person who can make this possible is someone who has been tested and trusted. And we have gotten all this qualities is the person of Mr Ahmed Mahmoud . One major thing my Late husband and late President Gadaffi had in common is their inability to trust people but despite this lack of trust in them, they both trust Mr Ahmed completely. I knew about his trustworthiness years ago when he started dealing with My husband Mr. Younis and his associate. Suffice to say, i trust this man with all my heart and i want you to trust him completely. He is reliable and for this he is recommended. Having said this, i want you to follow whatever instructions he may give you in the course of actualizing this transaction.
 
However, one of the most difficult things to build in this world is trust and one of the greatest pain to be experienced on earth is betrayal of trust. I have tried all my possible best not to make the mistake of contacting a wrong person for this transaction. I fasted and prayed with my entire family for months before finally deciding to contact someone for assistance since we can not accomplish the transaction on our own. That was when you were chosen by divine intervention to render the needed assistance for the project both
financially and otherwise. We met by a mere coincidence and that was exactly what i prayed for and that is how God planned it.  All these months, weeks, and days, i have invested all my hope and trust in God. For the sake of this transaction, you just have to meet up with the Mr Ahmed's requirement to enable us conclude this project immediately.
 
Most importantly, at the preliminary stage of this transaction, at the introductory part of it, i honestly gave you the brief history of the origin and source of the total fund in question,($240Million and 500KG Gold Bar). And i did this because i have my trust in you as my partner, sponsor,and fund manager and again, i wanted you to know the truth from the scratch. I am a transparent person and i can not do without practicing transparency. That is who i am. A whole lot of my husband's wealth and properties has been confiscated by the present administration after the death of both late president Gaddafi and my late husband in Libya. This project at hand is the last hope of my family. I am writing all these as a reminder to what i have told you previously about using the word SECRECY AS OUR MOTTO for the security of this project. I dont have to remind you how the fund was originated and for this reason, you need no education on why it should be kept absolutely secrete. The Libyan Federation lost
Therefore, you should not tell anyone about the existence of this project, I repeat, tell no one about this transaction, not even your wife for the security purposes. Please sir, keep my secret tight.
 
However, If there is something i like more than each other in this world, it is the word "TRANSPARENCY". that is part of who i am and that was why at the initial stage of this transaction, i called a spade a spade by bringing it to your notice the origin of the fund in question. I told you that in all honesty, the right owner of the fund in question is the late President Mummer Gadaffi who LOOTED the money from Libyan Central Bank. In other words, the money was stolen from the Central Bank Of Libya by Gadaffi and was handed over to my late husband to lodge in the bank. I also told you how the Libyan government has been clamping down all the formal associate of the late president because of their involvement in the looting of the national treasure during the administration of the late president
 
However, i don't know how to say it so that you will understand but honestly speaking, the situation there in Libya is very  critical that people keep on dying because of malnutrition, bad medication, inadequate water supply ,kednapping and killings etc. While the grate number of people were killed by the militants  who invades out hiding place at will and kill as many as they capture. Nobody seems to be save and lives are in a constant danger here. Our only hope of moving them out from their hiding place alive is by paying a group of
Egyptians who specializes in smuggling people out of the desert to Cairo but the cost is too high that i can not afford it presently in Libya. They are asking for the sum of  $250,000. to cross my family over to the neighboring Country for the continuation of our journey to Bahrain where we want to relocate. Our lives are in a great danger presently and this is all the more reasons why you should  not waste any time in accomplishing this project.The completion of the transfer to your account will make available the money needed by the Egyptians to cross them as you will have to send them money to Cairo once they cross us over to avoid harming Madam and remaining children.
 
Honestly speaking, i must be truthful and accept that i knows practically nothing in the business field and will like to introduce you to Mr. Ahmed Mahmoud who was my late husband's consultant. He was responsible for the successful transfer of the fund from Libya to the bank in Lome-Togo. He is the only person that knows about the where about of the money. Mr Ahmed has been like a family member of ours, he has been tested and trusted. He is highly recommended to work and assist you in any way you may deem necessary. I want to keep hiding for now because i dont know who is who and will hand over my power of attorney to Mr Ahmed to represent me and work on my behalf. Thanks for your cooperation so far.
 
I will provide his full contact details to enable both of you commence communication upon your response.
 
1 .  I seeking that company or individual who have the ability to assist me for the transfer of the fund, invest and manage it.
2.   The fund will be transferred into your account via bank to bank if you are ready and capable to handle it .?
3.   Does your account have the ability to accommodate the sum of Two Hundred And Forty Million USD?
3.   The fund will be transferred bit by bit into your account if you are ready and capable to handle it .?
5.   The fund is completely out of Libya .
6.   What area of investment do you think this amount will be invested?
7.   Have you received money overseas before?
8.   The total cash is currently secured inside Bank out side Libya (Bank Name (BTCL WHICH YOU WILL SEE EVERYTHING WITH YOUR EYE OVER IF YOU NEED TO TRAVEL DOWN THERE?
9.   The transfer will be 100% legal via bank to bank transfer?
10: You will be taking 40% out out of the total sum as your profit and invest the rest for us.
 
A.   Do you know or have idea of Gold Bar and Dust?
B.   Do you know any buyer who can travel down to where the Gold is lodged to enable him see, pick up sample for test Assay Report straight to the refinery to confirm the purity before discussing on the affordable price to be given.
C.   I seeking that Mandate/broker who can assist me to find buyer of below commodity.
COMMODITY SPECIFICATIONS/AVAILABLE FOR BUYER:
Commodity :                                Refined Gold (Au)
Form :                                     Gold Bullion Form.
Purity :                                   96.5% purity
Carat:                                     22 carat +plus
Quantity:                                  500kg
 
For us to proceed, i will need your details to prepare power of attorney that will prove to Mr. Ahmed and the bank that you have been nominated and empowered to stand on my behalf for the claim into your account.
 
I NEED YOUR FULL NAME
YOUR ADDRESS
YOUR SCAN PASSPORT
YOUR DIRECT PHONE AND MOBILE
WHAT IS YOUR POSITION IN YOUR WORK?
WHAT AREA OF BUSINESS WILL YOU INVEST THE FUND?
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENTLY ANNUAL INCOME?
HAVE YOU RECEIVED MONEY FROM OUTSIDE YOUR COUNTRY BEFORE?
DO YOU HAVE THE FINANCIAL ABILITY TO HANDLE THIS PROJECT?
DOES YOUR ACCOUNT HAVE THE ABILITY TO RECEIVE THE SUM OF $240MILLION?
 
 
Email and respond to my yahoo email for more details .
bustillousada@yahoo.com
Madam Ada Emillia
 

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