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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: Aisha Al-Qaddafi <a.alq433@gmail.com>
Reply-To: a.al-qaddafi@myself.com
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:48:38 +0400
Subject: Assalamu Alaikum,

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Assalamu Alaikum,

Greetings to you from the city of Muscat Oman, may i use this medium
to open a mutual communication with you seeking your assistances
towards investing in your country under your management as my partner.

My name is Aisha Al-Qaddafi and presently living in Oman, the only
biological Daughter of late Libyan President (Late Colonel Muammar
Al-Qaddafi) i am a Widow with three Children. I'm currently living in
Muscat Oman, under political asylum protection by the Oman Government.

I have investment funds worth $27,500,000.00 USD “Twenty Seven
Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars” which i want to
entrust on you for investment project in your country because of my
current refugee status. If you are willing to handle this project on
my behalf, kindly reply urgently to enable me provide you more
information about the investment funds.

Thanks,
Aisha Al-Qaddafi.

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