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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: Miss Aabha Jaafin Omar <aabhajaafin@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:40:51 -0700
Subject: My Name is Miss Aabha Jaafin Omar

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Hello

I know that this message might come to you as a surprise because we don't
know each other nor have we ever met before but accept it with an open and
positive mind. I'm deeply sorry to barge into your privacy as we haven't
met before.My Name is Miss Aabha Jaafin Omar from Libya, I am 23 years
old, I am in St. Christopher’s Parish for refugees in Burkina Faso under
United Nations High commission for Refugee.

I lost my parents through the Libya war last time, right now am in Burkina
Faso where my late father deposited fund, please save my life I am in
danger need your help in transferring my inheritance my father left behind
for me in a Bank in Burkina Faso here, all I need is a foreigner who will
help me stand as the foreign partner to my father and beneficiary of the
fund. The money deposited in the Bank was US10.5 million united States
dollar) which I have confirmed from the bank

Please I just need this fund to be transferred to your account as my
foreign partner so that I will come over to your country after the transfer
of the fund to your bank account and complete my education. I have nobody
again. All of my family was killed in the war. Please get back to me for
more detail.

Yours Faithfully,
Miss Aabha Jaafin Omar

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