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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: Mrs Aisha Gaddafi <gaddafimrsaisha1134466@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsaishag42@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 07:50:37 -0700
Subject: nquiry for foreign Investment

I am Aisha Muammar Gaddafi, the only daughter of the
embattledpresident of Libya, Hon. Muammar Gaddafi. I know my mail
might come to
you as a surprise because you don’t know me, but due to theunsolicited
nature of my situation here in Refugee campOuagadougou
Burkina Faso i decided to contact you for help. I have passed
throughpains and sorrowful moments since the death of my father. At
the same
time, my family is the target of Western nations led by Nato who
wantto destroy my father at all costs. Our investments and bank
accountsin several countries are their targets to freeze.

My Father of blessed memory deposited the sum of $27.5M (Twenty
SevenMillion Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) in a Bank at Burkina Faso
whichhe used my name as the next of kin. I have been commissioned by
the(BCB) bank to present an interested foreign investor/partner who
canstand as my trustee and receive the fund in his account for a
possibleinvestment in his country due to my refugee status here in
Burkina
Faso.

I am in search of an honest and reliable person who will help me
andstand as my trustee so that I will present him to the Bank for the
transfer of the fund to his bank account overseas. I have chosen
tocontact you after my prayers and I believe that you will not betray
my
trust but rather take me as your own sister or daughter. If
thistransaction interests you, you don't have to disclose it to
anybody
because of what is going on with my entire family, if the Unitednation
happens to know this account, they will freeze it as theyfreeze
others, so please keep this transaction only to yourself until
we finalize it.

Sorry for my pictures. I will enclose it in my next mail and moreabout
me when I hear from you okay.

Yours Sincerely
Best Regard,

mrsaishag42@gmail.com

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