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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 <mrsaishagadafi1976@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2022 22:05:32 +0100
Subject: Ich brauche bitte Ihre Hilfe


Lieber Freund,

Ich sende Ihnen diese Nachricht aus dem Oman, in der Stadt Muscat.

Aisha Gaddafi ist mein Name, ich lebe derzeit im Oman, ich bin Witwe und
alleinerziehende Mutter mit drei Kindern, die einzige leibliche Tochter des
verstorbenen libyschen Präsidenten (dem verstorbenen Oberst Muammar
Gaddafi) und stehe derzeit unter politischem Asylschutz der omanischen
Regierung .

Ich habe Gelder im Wert von 27.500.000,00 US-Dollar "Twenty Seven Million
Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars", die ich Ihnen für die
Unterstützung von Investitionsprojekten in Ihrem Land anvertrauen möchte.

Bitte antworten Sie dringend für weitere Details.

meine E-Mail-Adresse unten: mrsaishagadafi1976@gmail.com
Vielen Dank
Mit freundlichen Grüßen Aisha

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