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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: Barrister David Zoltan <barristerdavidzoltan47@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barrdavidzoltan6@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:18:27 -0700
Subject: Real Business Partner Required For Fund Transfer

Dear Friend Good Day,
My name is Barrister David Zoltan; The only solicitor and executor of
late COLONEL MUMMER GADDAFI here in West Africa, The former Libyan
president who was murdered brutally during the war crisis in Libya.

I stopped at your email address from my international business
directory in my research for a trustful person to partner with me; I
am contacting you to stand in as a Next of Kin to his deposit of ($
9Million USD) For our sharing and for investments purposed, Thanks for
your time and attention.

As his only solicitor here in West Africa, I am in position to secure
this fund for our sharing and my personal investments because nobody
had asked for this fund since his sudden death up till now and I need
your strong assistance to carry out this project sincerely with me.

Please contact me back for more details, processes and clarifications
direct to my private email address at “barrdavidzoltan6@gmail.com”

Thank you, I wait for your quick response for our convenient
discussions and details for our success in this transaction.

Regards,
David Zoltan.

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