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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: Miss Lucia Shukri Ghanem <lucia2020555@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 02:33:15 +0100
Subject: From Lucia

Dearest

My Names are Lucia Shukri Ghanem , Daughter of Mr. Shukri Ghanem,
Libya's former prime minister and oil Chief, My lovely Father was
Killed by Muammar Gaddafi Secrete agent, and my Dad body was found in
Danube death. It was a shocking news to the my family, my mum and
other of my sibyls died in Bomb blast in our house I was lucky to be
outside the house before the Bomb Explode.

I will explain more when you get back to me, my late father welled
his wealth to my name, because I was Studying Criminal Law In
Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138.

With Due respect Sir, I was researching for a reliable Company and
investors, then I come across your name and contact, I am contacting
you from the Asylum camp in Binne Republic where I hide myself and my
identity, because a lot of Secret Agent of late Libya President
Muammar Gaddafi that killed my father are evil I don’t want anyone
to know where I am, sir My late father willed over $150,000.000.00USD)
One Hundred and Fifty Million Dollars in my name , which was Deposited
in an undisclosed Bank I have all the original copies of the will and
deposit.

Sir I want to seek for your assistance to move this funds into your
company account while I will join you in the states to invest with the
said funds which we both will share the profit, I will also like to
come and see your Company and check on the capacity if it will be
enough to invest that volume of funds.

I will need your details and your company full details so as to
proceed with the plan
Below is my Picture view it and send yours to me.

Below is the Web Site state review the death of my late father view it
and get back to me.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/04/201242918484367273.html

Best Regards
Lucia Shukri Ghanem

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