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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: <>
Reply-To: <abuzedomar1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 17:17:31 +0000
Subject: From Mr Abuzed Omar


Dear Friend,

I am Abuzed Omar Dorda Head of Muammar Gaddafi's personal security in
Libya but the NTC rebels has been chasing after me, after killing the
president Colonel Mauma Gaddafi of Libya. I am presently in a hiding place
in Dubai United Arab Emirates, I got your contact on my confidential search
on the internet of your country database for a reliable citizen of your
Country that should stand as a foreign partner and receive the fund for the
onwards investment purposes since I am still in a hiding place waiting for
the problem in Libya to normalize. I am going to provide you with all the
proofs of the deposited fund once I am convinced of your trustworthiness
and open sincerity

I want you to show your credibility, promising that you will be honest and
trustworthy to me during all my transactions with you, because this Deposit
involves a lot of money (US$35 million) so I hope that you will be the
right one to do business with me without any disappointment or distrust of
any kind.

I have contacted you as a foreigner to stand as my trustee and foreign
partner to enable me present you before the office where the fund is, as
the business associate of the family or the distant relative to enable them
facilitate and immediately release the fund to you for the urgent
investment, because my present condition is very uncomfortable and my kids
needs to be taken care of, pending my visit there in your country for
sharing and utilization between us, I also want to reassure you that every
step on this transaction is free of any risk and it will be carried out
under a legitimate process that will protect you from any breach of the
law. Due to the trace from the Rebels I cannot go after the fund, because
they vowed to kill me after killing Colonel Mauma Gaddafi.

Secondly, you have to keep this business confidential and top secret
between you and Me Only and note that, I have never contacted anyone
regarding this business before this time because of the confidentiality
required in this transaction.


On the completion of this transaction, the sharing should be 75/25%-


75% is for the investment project and the remaining 25% will go for you
considering the essential role that you will play in this transaction.

And I will confidently hand over to you all the essential documents on this
very deposited fund lying in the Security Company, you will also guide me
on the investment of this 75% share in your country so through the profit
realized from the investment, my children will have full hope of livelihood.

However, before further details of this laudable transaction will be
revealed to you. I must be convinced of your integrity, transparency and
honesty, so I will require you to send the following details which I will
use to file an application to the security company where the fund is
deposited for safe-keeping:

Your Full Names ;

Your House Address :

Your Phone /Fax Numbers

Your Marital Status :

Your Sex:

Your Age and Occupation :

Thank you once again and I await your swift reply promising me your
credibility and sincerity. Moreover I don’t wish to bother you much but
kindly get back to me if you are not willing to handle the transaction, so
that I can proceed to search for another reliable partner and please reply me on my email
( abuzedomar1@gmail.com )


Thank you

Sincerely,
Abuzed Omar Dorda
abuzedomar1@gmail.com

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