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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: Babak Morteza Zanjan <bmzanjan2@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2020 00:41:59 -0700
Subject: THIS IS FOR YOUR EARS ONLY.

Sir / Madam,

I pray this email meets you well. My name is Waheed Ahmed, I am the
special assistant to the former Libyan Leader Col Mummuar Gaddafi who was
deposed by the popular uprising that griped the Arab world few years ago.
Which eventually lead to his death.

What i am about to disclose to you will be of benefit to you and me but
you must keep it to yourself even if you are not interested.

During the time we are leaving government in haste due to the uprising, we
secure a total of $27 million dollars and 100 gold bars which we secretly
shipped to one African country I will disclose to you in due cause.

This money and gold was deposited in a security company by me, now, I have
all the documents and information relating to this deposit but I was
waiting for the Safia Farkash the wife of late Mummuar Gaddafi to tell me
what to do.

She instructed me few days ago to look for a reliable partner who will
assist me get the fund out and invest with it so that it can be yielding
more money instead of attracting interest and dumorage with the security
company.

Base on this I am contacting you.
WHAT TO DO.

If you are interested in this business, I will introduce you as the owner
of the fund, since I did not put the name of my boss as the owner as he
told me to avoid scandal.

I will work with you and make sure that the said fund was released to you
either by (DD) DIRECT DELIVERY or through bank to bank release to your
account.

I will tell you the process once I receive your email indicating your
interest.
YOUR GAIN AND MINE.
I agreed with the wife of Gaddafi that you will receive 30% of the fund
while 20% will be mine , then you and me will have to help him invest her
50% in any project or business we deemed OK.

Both of us will discussed this as we progress.
Please if you are interested in this disclosure, get in touch with me
immediately so that we can commence.

Once again, THIS IS FOR YOUR EARS ONLY.
My warm regards to you and your family.

Waheed Ahmed

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