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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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Fraud email example:

From: "jankucera@terra.es" <jankucera@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:43:39 +0100 (MET)
Subject: MY ORDEAL IN IRAQ.I NEED YOUR HELP


Greetings to you,

I am aware that the internet has become very unsafe, but considering my sit=
uation I have no option than to see for help through this means.

I am Mr. Jan Kucera, citizen of New Zealand, head teacher in a high school =
in Baghdad Iraq.

I want to narrate my ordeal to you and to seek your assistance.

At the peak of US invasion on Iraq I tried to escape with my family to a sa=
ve haven, on our way we were ran into irate youths of Baghdad who transferr=
ed their aggression of American invasion onus by shooting directly at our c=
ar and finally setting it ablaze with petrol bombs. .

I did my best to safe the situation but could not as my pregnant wife and T=
wins were unlucky.

It was like a dream but it was real I watched my pregnant wife and twins ro=
ast in blazing fire.

For fear of being killed, I ran to an Islamic college for safety, where I w=
as hiding I saw a military patrol van carrying some soldiers,
I was waiting for them to approach so that I can run to them for help , but=
suddenly they stopped by a building shortly after I saw then carrying some=
boxes out of that building to the truck,

I was watching to see what they doing when on of the soldiers opened one of=
the boxes and stashed out bundles of money, I could see from where I was t=
hat the currency was US dollars the soldiers were drinking spirits and smok=
ing cigars.

When they left, I took courage to get closer to the building; I went throug=
h the back to avoid being seen,=20
When I got to the back of the building I saw a box similar to that they wer=
e carrying,
I tried to open it but it locked, I then forced the edge to slid off its ed=
ge and I discovered it was filled with money also =E2=80=93US Dollars in 10=
0$ denominations=20

While battling with the trauma of loosing my family I couldn=E2=80=99t let =
go=20
So I managed to carry the box to a UNICEF camp where I met a nice and frien=
dly UNICEF staff whom I narrated my ordeal=20
For security reasons I could not tell her the contents in the box rather I =
told her that the box contained my late wife=E2=80=99s jewelries and our fa=
mily artifacts=20
I told her to help me by all means to get out of Iraq.
She helped me by pleading to some Saudi Arabian businessmen to help me by j=
oining them in their chattered airplane to get me out of Iraq=20

On getting to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia I succeeded in depositing the box with=
the security company by declaring its contents as family treasures and Jew=
elries.=20
With the reference from the Lady in Iraq the company did not brother to ins=
pect as I signed the papers and they gave me the documents and locked it in=
their vaults.

Now I am a bit getting over the trauma, I am now in search for who will hel=
p me in investing this money outside Saudi Arabia because I can=E2=80=99t i=
nvest it Saudi Arabia due to their system of government.

Please if you can help me let me know so that we can talk on how to do this=
.


The security company have delivery terminal in Dubai, Spain, Brazil, Canada=
USA. Ghana, Malaysia Hong Kong South Africa.


Please reply if you can work with me s I can not do this alone I am emotion=
ally harassed after the death of my family.


Your quick reply is needed.


Respectfully,

Jan Kucera.






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