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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Hana Muammar Gaddafi <generalattor.swit.frankerick@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hana.malgaddafi@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:42:27 -0700
Subject: Greetings from Hana Muammar Gaddafi
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Dear Friend,
Greetings from Hana Muammar Gaddafi
May i use this medium to open a mutual communication with you seeking
your acceptance towards investing in your country under your
management as my partner, My name is Hana Gaddafi and presently living
in Burkina Faso, I am the allegedly adopted daughter of Muammar
Gaddafi. of late Libyan President (Late Colonel Muammar Gaddafi) and
presently i am under political asylum protection by the Burkina Faso
Government.
I have funds worth US10.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR) in a bank in
Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina Faso in West Africa which I
want to entrust to you for investment projects in your country. If you
are willing to handle this project on my behalf, kindly reply urgently
to enable me to provide you with more details to start the transfer
process, I shall appreciate your urgent response.
You can know more through the links below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hana_Gaddafi
Thank
Yours Truly Hana.
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