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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: "Dr. Aisha al-gaddafi." <dr.aishaalgaddafi09@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:41:25 +0000
Subject: Hola

Have a nice weekend,

I am Dr. Aisha al-Gaddafi, the daughter of the late Libyan president,

i am contacting you, because I need a Partner or an investor

Who will help me in investing the sum of $27.5 MillionUSD in his or
her country?

The funds are deposited in Burkina Faso, where I am living for the
moment with my children Please after reading this mail try to contact
me through this my private email if you really want me to see your
response

Thanks, I await your response

Dr. Aisha al-gaddafi.

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