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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 Gaddafi <conombo.arouna@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aishatougaddafi3@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:36:42 +0000
Subject: Hello My Beloved One,

Hello My Beloved One, I need your assistance,

Please bear with me I know this message may come to you as a surprise
as there is no formal notice but find a place in your heart to
accommodate me. I am writing this message to you with tears and sorrow
from my heart.

I am Aisha Muammar Gaddafi, the only daughter of the embattled
president of Libya, Hon. Muammar Gaddafi. I know my message might come
to you as a surprise because you don’t know me, but due to unsolicited
nature of my situation here, I decided to contact you for help since
the death of my father my family has the target of Western nations who
wants to destroy my father's legacy at all costs. Our investments and
bank accounts in several countries are their targets to freeze.

My Father of blessed memory deposited the sum of $15.8M (fifteen
Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars) at the bank in Burkina Faso
which he used my name as the next of kin. I have been commissioned by
the bank to present an interested foreign investor/partner who can
stand as my trustee and receive the fund in his or her account for a
possible investment.

I am in search of an honest and reliable person who will help me and
stand as my trustee so that I will present him to the Bank for the
transfer of the fund to his bank account overseas. This is the reason
I contact you believe that you will not betray my trust but rather
take me as your own sister or daughter. If you are interest in this
transaction you have indicate by writing back. Do not reply if you are
not interested, delete from your inbox. Thanks

Yours Sincerely,
Aisha El Gaddafi
private email( aishatougaddafi2@gmail.com )

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