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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mrs Aisha Al-Qaddafi <mrsaishaalqaddaffi58@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:10:22 -0700
Subject: hi DEAR PLEASE KINDLY REPLY MY EMAIL IS URGENT
Please dear, did you receive the last email i sent to you
I am Aisha Muammar Gaddafi, the only daughter of the embattled president of
Libya, Hon. Muammar Gaddafi.i have a business proposal for you that worth
$27.5M (Twenty Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars)
Please reply for more information.Sorry for my pictures. I will enclose it
in my next mail when I hear from you okay.
Yours Sincerely
Best Regard,
Aisha Gaddafi
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