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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: "Delgado Ismael" <delgado_ismael10@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:05:00 +0000
Subject: IN GOD WE TRUST

FROM: Sgt. Delgado Ismael
E-MAIL:sgtdelgadoismae@netscape.net
Important Message

To President / Managing Director.

Good day,
My name is Delgado Ismael, I am an American soldier, I serve in the
Military of the 1st Armored Division in Iraq, as you know we have being
attacked by insurgents everyday and car bombs. We where lucky to move
funds belonging to Saddam Hussein’s family hopping it was a bomb in the
box, later we find out it was a fiscal cash .The total amount is
US$25,000,000
Twenty Five Million United State dollars in cash, mostly 100 dollar bills
which is still in our co sturdy at the military base camp, now we find it as
a Big Risk on us if our commandant nor the Iraqis People get to find out
about this box of money because we are not allowed to have any money in our
position for that We are seeking for a trustworthy foreign business partner
who can help us in receiving this box of money
so that He/She may invest it for us and keep our share for banking.

This is our plan of sharing my partner and I will take 60%, you take the
other 40%.

No stress attached, for we have made all necessary arrangement for shipping
it out of Iraq,

Iraq is a war zone. We planed on using diplomatic courier service for
shipping the money out in one large silver box declaring it as family
valuables using diplomatic immunity.
If you are interested I will send you the full details, my job is to find a
good partner that we can trust to assist us. Can I trust you?

When you receive this letter, kindly send me an e-mail signifying your
interest including your most confidential telephone/fax numbers for quick
communication also your contact details. This business is risk free. The box
can be shipped out in 48hrs. Please send your reply to my private mail box:
sgtdelgadoismael@netscape.net

Respectfully,
Sgt. Delgado.


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