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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: "Mrs.Safia Farkash Gaddaf" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <safiafarkash0012@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 09:23:54 -0800
Subject: Asalamalakum? Greetings

 
 
 
 
Asalamalakum
 
I am Safia Farkash, wife of embattled Libyan leader late Colonel Muammar Gaddafi,
who been embattled by the unfaithful opposition leaders in my
 
country. Following the heat as a result of the crises in Libya against my late
husband, Col. Muommar Gaddafi, I have been able to escape to a Neighboring
 
country Nigeria with my daughter who recently gave birth to save our lives. I
am desperately looking for a foreign reliable partner whom I can trust to
 
handle some funds on our behalf $10.5Million. A deposit was made one time ago by my late  husband
in one of the security Companies in the Accra Ghana west Africa in my name. The UN and the
 
Western world have frozen  most of our assets and funds bearing Gaddafi's name
anywhere in the world Consequently, our status/position of the present state
 
does not permit us to open an account or run any huge financial business at the
moment,
 
hence I contacted you to claim the funds. The necessary Legal documents will be
changed to your name to enable the release of the funds to you by the
 
finacial Company. Your assistance will enable us invest the funds in your
country. But before we proceed you will promise me that you will not betray or
 
abscond with the funds when it eventually released to you. Last time the
government moved to officially freeze the assets held by the Libyan regime in the UK
 
 
following sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council where some of our assets were freezed.
 
 
I will furnish you with more info as soon as I hear your response indicating
your interest to partner with me. At present I don't receive or make calls for
security reason (s) as it is being monitored.All communication is based on
internet. Waiting for your prompt and positive response.
 
Thanks.
Mrs.Safia Farkash Gaddafi

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