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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: Capt Benjamin Johnson <jcw240@btopenworld.com>
Reply-To: infodrben-johnson@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 20:22:55 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONTACTED YOU ALONE.




MY GOOD FRIEND,



HOW ARE YOU TODAY?







I AM DR BENJAMIN JOHNSON,AN AMERICAN NAVAL CAPTAIN, SERVING IN THE NAVY



WITH THE NAVY 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION.WITH A VERY DESPERATE NEED FOR



ASSISTANCE, I HAVE SUMMED UP COURAGE TO CONTACT YOU.I FOUND YOUR



CONTACT PARTICULARS IN AN ADDRESS JOURNAL.I AM SEEKING YOUR KIND



ASSISTANCE TO MOVE THE SUM OF ($16.8 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS)SIXTEEN



MILLION,EIGHT HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO YOU, AS FAR AS I CAN BE



ASSURED THAT MY SHARE WILL BE SAFE IN YOUR CARE UNTIL I COMPLETE MY



SERVICE HERE SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.





SOURCE OF MONEY:





SOME MONEY IN VARIOUS CURRENCIES WAS DISCOVERED IN BARRELS AT A FARM



HOUSE NEAR ONE OF SADDAM’S OLD PALACES IN TIKRIT-IRAQ DURING A RESCUE



OPERATION, AND IT WAS AGREED BY STAFF SGT KENNETH BUFF AND I THAT SOME



PART OF THIS MONEY BE SHARED AMONG BOTH OF US BEFORE INFORMING ANYBODY



ABOUT IT SINCE BOTH OF US SAW THE MONEY FIRST. THIS WAS QUITE AN



ILLEGAL THING TO DO, BUT I TELL YOU WHAT? NO COMPENSATION CAN MAKE UP



FOR THE RISK WE HAVE TAKEN WITH OUR LIVES IN THIS HELL HOLE OF WHICH MY



BROTHER IN-LAW WAS KILLED BY A ROAD SIDE BOMB LAST TIME.





THE ABOVE FIGURE WAS GIVEN TO ME AS MY SHARE, AND TO CONCEAL THIS KIND



OF MONEY BECAME A PROBLEM FOR ME, SO WITH THE HELP OF A BRITISH



CONTRACTOR WORKING HERE, AND WHICH HIS OFFICE ENJOY SOME IMMUNITY, I



WAS ABLE TO GET THE PACKAGE OUT TO A SAFE LOCATION ENTIRELY OUT OF



TROUBLE SPOT. HE DOES NOT KNOW THE REAL CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE, AND



BELIEVES THAT IT BELONGS TO A BRITISH/AMERICAN MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO DIED



IN AN RAID HERE IN IRAQ, AND BEFORE GIVING UP, TRUSTED ME TO HAND OVER



THE PACKAGE TO HIS FAMILY. I HAVE NOW FOUND A VERY SECURED WAY OF



GETTING THE PACKAGE OUT OF IRAQ TO UNITED ARAB EMIRATE (UAE) WHERE YOU



WILL GO AND PICK IT UPON THE ARRIVAL OF THE CONSIGNMENT.





I WILL DISCUSS THIS WITH YOU WHEN I AM SURE THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO



ASSIST ME, AND I BELIEVE THAT MY MONEY WILL BE WELL SECURED IN YOUR



HAND BECAUSE YOU HAVE FEAR OF GOD. I WANT YOU TO TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU



WILL TAKE FROM THIS MONEY FOR THE ASSISTANCE YOU WILL GIVE TO ME. ONE



PASSIONATE APPEAL I WILL MAKE TO YOU IS NOT TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH



ANYBODY, SHOULD YOU HAVE REASONS TO REJECT THIS OFFER, PLEASE PLEASE



AND PLEASE DESTROY THIS MESSAGE AS ANY LEAKAGE OF THIS INFORMATION WILL



BE TOO BAD FOR US SOLDIER’S HERE IN IRAQ. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG WE



WILL REMAIN HERE, AND I HAVE BEEN SHOT, WOUNDED AND SURVIVED TWO



SUICIDE BOMB ATTACKS BY THE SPECIAL GRACE OF GOD, THIS AND OTHER



REASONS I WILL MENTION LATER HAS PROMPTED ME TO REACH OUT FOR HELP, I



HONESTLY WANT THIS MATTER TO BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE CONTACT ME



AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS WHICH IS MY ONLY WAY OF



COMMUNICATION. GOD BLESS YOU. infodrben-johnson@yahoo.co.uk

FOR MORE DETAILS :http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm





YOURS FAITHFUL.

CAPTAIN(DR.)BENJAMIN JOHNSON

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